The Madagascar youths : British alliances and military expansion in the Indian Ocean Region / Gwyn Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Gwyn, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Madagascar--History--Hova rule, 1810-1885.

Madagascar.

Madagascar--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Madagascar.

Great Britain.

Young men--Madagascar--Social conditions--19th century.

Young men.

Acculturation--Madagascar--History--19th century.

Acculturation.

Madagascar--Civilization--19th century.

Imperialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

In 1820, King Radama of Imerina, Madagascar signed a treaty allowing approximately one hundred young Malagasy to train abroad under official British supervision, the so-called 'Madagascar Youths'. In this lively and carefully researched book, Gwyn Campbell traces the Youths' untold history, from the signing of the treaty to their eventual recall to Madagascar. Extensive use of primary sources has enabled Campbell to explore the Madagascar Youths' experiences in Britain, Mauritius and aboard British anti-slave trade vessels, and their instrumental role in the modernisation of Madagascar. Through this remarkable history, Campbell examines how Malagasy-British relations developed, then soured, providing vital context to our understanding of slavery, mission activity and British imperialism in the nineteenth century.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781009053655 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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