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Title: A History of the Island of Madagascar, Comprising a Political Account of the Island, the Religion, Manners, and Customs of Its Inhabitants, and Its Natural Productions: With an Appendix, Containing a History of the Several Attempts to Introduce Christianity Into the IslandPublisher: London : Burton and SmithPublication date: 1822Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This seventh edition of Hilary Bradt's award-winning guide reflects the changes in tourist infrastructure that have made Madagascar increasingly accessible. Hugely authoritative and brimming with character, it is the ideal companion both for independent visitors and those on organized tours.Look inside for: itineraries for all budgets and interests; detailed natural history; national parks and reserves; fully revised information on hotels, restaurants and transport; 47 updated maps and town plans; numerous contributions from experts. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 432 pages, color photos, illustrations, maps, charts) ... Read more

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Best travelbook about Madagascar
Excellent travelbook about Madagascar.
+ detailed maps of many interested sites, routes.
- too small information about prices.

Easily the best guide to Madagascar!
Well, there are only 2 English-language travel guides to the country around.
Of those two, Lonely Planet is downright awful and unusually poorly researched (see reviews there), so even if you are normally a faithful fan of LP guides, for Madagascar this book is definitely the one to buy.
It contains far more information, based mostly on many years of personal experience of the author. It has a wealth of information on wildlife and national parks, as well as cultural aspects. The style is personal and engaging, often making you feel you are getting personal tips from an old hand.
So why only 4 stars? Well, as the author regularly admits herself, some of the info in the book comes from readers of the previous editions. While part of that is useful too, some of it (such as a raving description of awful tourist trap Foret Ialatsara) is downright incorrect, and no doubt would not have been included in the book had the author had the chance to check it out herself. Also, certain prices given in this book seemed many, many years old.

Good Information
We are traveleing to Madagascar this summer and have had trouble finding internet based companies in Madagascar.Her recommendations were great! Also, the information about the parks was a real help in deciding where to go in a limited time frame.

Top Stuff!
Hugely detailed, engaging style, up-to-date, fun and informative to read. Without any doubt the best guide to Madagascar on the market.

Without any doubt the best guide to Madagascar on the market!
We love the Bradt guides because they are personal, innovative and in-depth. We used this guide along with 2 other well-known guides, but the Bradt guide was without any doubt the best of the three. If you like to get off the beaten track (without necessarily missing out on the highlights), this is the guide you're looking for! It also includes reader reports and funny anecdotes. One negative point: the maps are far from perfect. If you only take one guide with you, we would definitely recommend to buy some additional maps.
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This is a comprehensive photographic guide to 260 species of Madagascan avifauna. A few species for which no photographs are available are depicted in colour paintings by Mark Andrews. It should be of interest to the increasing number of birdwatchers visiting the island. ... Read more

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A Good Birder's Guide
This is truly an excellent guide to the birds of Madagascar. The photographs are of high quality and in most cases can be used to readily identify the bird in question. I particularly like the introductory section on the Habitats and the birds found in them in the several ecological areas of the island. This is of great help to an outsider experiencing this magnificent island for the first time. As pointed out by the authors, the number of breeding species is only about 204 of which some 120 species are endemic. This is not an overwhelming number compared with the vast numbers in neighboring Africa. The speciesthat are endemic are a particularly interesting assortment with as many as six enemic families with as yet unclearified relationships with other bird groups. This is the one place where more information on these unique endemics would have been useful in understanding the avifauna of Madagascar. I will be putting the guide to the test in an upcoming extended tour of the island. I'm sure it will be most useful. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Biological Conservation, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Originally appearing as a series of magazine articles, the valuable research into air operations, over the old-style Middle East of World War II, here appears in book form. It deals with a variety of engagements between Britain and her Commonwealth forces and the Germans, Italians and Vichy French across many borders and differing terrains.

It covers from the Italian threat and Ababa, the air battles over Lebanon, the breaking of Vichy air strength and culminates in the occupation of Madagascar in 1942. ... Read more

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ALWAYS THE SAME ...
SHores ( and also his partner Brian Cull ) always write their fighting aviation books in the same style: boring day-by-day descriptions of squadron's activities, with no human inside or a pleasent style of writing. THis one here is no exception. The research is tremendous but the writing is ....

Looking for old & undiscovered Warbirds?
There have been precious few volumes written about the air wars in countries we'd today prefer to give a miss. These include Italian East Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia), Iraq, Syria, Iran and Madagascar. I was amazed at the level of aerial activity in some of these places. With the home front accounting for modern fighters and bombers, these colonial backwater units were forced to fight with a collection of antique aeroplanes. And fight they did. The Italians fought using biplane fighters and clumsy-looking bombers and transports. The British and South African air forces in Ethiopia for instance, matched them with an equally embarrassing level of technology. These heroic aviators used Hawker Hartebees', Gloster Gauntlets and Gladiators and even World War I-era Vickers Vincents to name a few. Hawker Hurricane's were like hens teeth and when it looked like the Italians were shooting down too many, the allies temporarily withdrew their monoplane fighters. I can't r! eally call this book entertaining. It records the daily activity of the units that flew on both sides in a type of dairy format. It describes the fighting in date order, which isn't research-friendly, although Shores' own research efforts must have been humungous. What may be of value are the names of the many towns and airstrips used by each side and which aircraft and crews were shot down and where. For someone wanting clues to finding rare ex-World War Two aeroplanes, this must be the place to start, but you'd need contacts in high places to get visas for such an expedition. ... Read more

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Shipwrecks of Madagascar recounts the stories of about a hundred notable shipwrecks off the coast of Madagascar from ancient to modern times and the fate and adventures of survivors. It covers ships of the mighty Portuguese, Dutch, British, and French East India Companies, of numerous pirates who visited or settled there, of the British and French Navies, of the sailing vessels and steamers of the 19th century, and of more recent times. Shipwrecks are unknown relics for most people. This captivating book provides aninteresting history into the many that occurred and helped shape Madagascar into the country it is today.ABOUT THE AUTHOR-Pierre van den Boogaerde was born and raised in Ghent, a provincial town in Belgium. He studied law and economics both in Belgium and the U.S. He spent most of his career working for an international financial organization based in Washington, D.C. but was posted in Madagascar about three years ago. Pierre has also been an avid wreck diver for about 30 years. ... Read more

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Fun, entertaining, and true!
It reads like an adventure book - except these stories are real!

This book makes for a fun and thoroughly entertaining reading as it tells the true stories of ships that shipwrecked around the island of Madagascar from the time of the great sea explorations of the 16th century through the pirate era of the 17th century to recent times. It makes for both fun and educational reading as it entwines a look into the history of sea travel and the history of Madagascar, with the adventure and survival stories of people that found themselves stranded on often inhospitable terrain. The stories of the pirates that made Madagascar their stronghold in the 17th-18th century are fascinating. The many photos of the ships and the wrecks really make one relate to the stories. The style is easy and entertaining. The book is very well researched. It truly makes history come alive!
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This digital document is an article from World Education Encyclopedia, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 4630 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.This country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries. This edition provides up-to-date coverage of reorganized educational systems and technological advances. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 2119 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Based on pellets collected at the first known nest of this endemic species, data are presented on the diet of the Madagascar Red Owl (Tyto soumagnei). This owl feeds almost exclusively on small mammals, the vast majority of which are native to the island. There is evidence that this species hunts at the forest edge and uses open human-degraded habitats. There is virtually no overlap in the diet of the Madagascar Red Owl and the Barn Owl (T. alba).

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Title: The diet of the Madagascar Red Owl (Tyto soumagnei) on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar.
Author: Steven M. Goodman
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: v110Issue: n3Page: p417(4)

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This digital document is an article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 4559 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices provides information on current religious practices around the world with an emphasis on how religions impact the daily lives of their followers. Included are detailed entries on 13 major religions, such as Christianity and Islam, and entries on 28 religious subgroups, such as Shi'ites or Baptists.Provides Date of Origin, Dietary Practices, Number of Followers, Social Aspects, Controversial Issues, Major Theologians and Authors, Cultural Impact, Houses of Worship, Holy Places, What is Sacred, Rituals, Rites of Passage, Festivals and Holidays, Membership, Social Justice, Modes of Dress and Founder.Also includes significant religions in 193 countries that detail History, Political Impact, Other Religions, Religious Tolerance and more. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, published by Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies on July 1, 2008. The length of the article is 7414 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Bien que Fernando Perez soit considere le directeur le plus important du Cuba actuel, on n'a pas vraiment etudie ses films. Jusqu'a un certain point, c'est parce que ses oeuvres sont bien symboliques et ambigues, surtout dans sa representation de la Revolution cubaine et l'imaginaire de la nation depuis la fin de l'Union Sovietique. Cet article explore les personnages feminins et les images spatiaux dans Madagascar, le troisieme film de Perez et, sans doute, son film le plus esoterique. A travers une genealogie feminine et les divers espaces qu'elles occupent, le directeur nous revele les differentes etapes de la Revolution: la grandmere, symbole de la generation qui a reve la Revolution; Laura, la protagoniste, faconnee de ces reves et qui maintenant se sent a la derive; et Laurita, sa fille, representante des jeunes qui cherchent un nouveau reve, symbolise par Madagascar.

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Title: Dreaming the Cuban nation: Fernando Perez's Madagascar.(Critical essay)
Author: Jan Mennell
Publication: Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2008
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Volume: 33Issue: 66Page: 89(19)

Article Type: Critical essay

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From the author: Observations of territoriality, vocalizations, display behavior, and nesting of the Velvet Asity (Philepitta castanea: Eurylaimidae: Philepittinae) indicate that this species is polygynous. Males defend nonresource-based, display territories that are distributed in dispersed leks. Male display repertoires include six elaborate secondary sexual display elements which are performed in both intrasexual and intersexual contexts. Pairs of female-plumage birds construct the nest outside of male territories, and females perform post-fledging parental care. Occassional observations of adult males in association with female-plumaged birds at the nest indicate potential plasticity in breeding behavior within the species. The evolution of the breeding system, display behavior, plumage, delayed male plumage maturation, and molt of the asities is discussed in a phylogenetic context. Two displays of P. castanea originally evolved in the common ancestor of the asities. The distinctive appearance of P. castanea in the breeding season is a worn basic plumage which has evolved by acquisition of a sexually dichromatic basic plumage and the loss of the prealternate molt. Delayed plumage maturation originally evolved in the common ancestor of the genus Philepitta. An additional, distinctive, predefinitive plumage stage-class has evolved in Schlegel's Asity (P. schlegeli).

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Title: Lek behavior and natural history of the velvet asity (Philepitta castanea: Eurylaimidae)
Author: Richard O. Prum
Publication: Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: v109Issue: n3Page: p371(22)

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The Challenge of Expanding Secondary Education and Training in Madagascar analyzes the constraints to system expansion and presents possible next steps for an appropriate course of action. This report discusses the ongoing reform and its impact, and provides suggestions for implementation. It is intended to be used as a discussion instrument and to be disseminated among Madagascar??s stakeholders in education. ... Read more