Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Settlement (400-1099) 2. Transforming the Island (1100-1599) 3. Royalty and the Rise of Kingdoms (1600-1699) 4. The Slave-Trader Kings (1700-1816) 5. The Kingdom of Madagascar (1817-1895) 6. The Colonial Period (1896-1959) 7. Sovereign Republics (1960-2006) Conclusion

About the Author

Solofo Randrianja is Professor of History at the University of Toamasina, Madagascar; Stephen Ellis is a Senior Researcher at the African Studies Centre, Leiden, and author of Worlds of Power and the Mask of Anarchy, both published by Hurst.

Reviews

'Stephen Ellis and Solofo Randrianja have spent a lifetime studying Madagascar and have written a definitive history. Authoritative and readable, this book is the perfect introduction for those who know little about this vast island and, for those who do, they challenge the accepted versions of its past.'
*Richard Dowden, director of the Royal Africa Society*