- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
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Chapter 1 Youth and the Colonized Mind -
Part Two The Perplexities of Urban Schooling: Sacrifice, Suffering, and Survival -
Chapter 2 The Sacrificed Generation -
Chapter 3 The Life and Hard Times of the School Migrant -
Part Three Freedom, Labor, and Loyalty -
Chapter 4 The Resurgence of Royal Power -
Chapter 5 Our Grandfathers Went to War -
Chapter 6 Laboring for the Colony -
Part Four Youth and the Nation: Schooling and its Perils -
Chapter 7 Girls and Sex and Other Urban Diversions -
Chapter 8 The Social Worth of Children - Conclusion: Youth in an Age of Nationalism
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Appendix One A Guide to Key Informants - Appendix Two Population Figures for Madagascar, 1900–1994
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Appendix Three Population Figures for Ambanja and the Sambirano Valley -
Appendix Four Schools in Ambanja and the Sambirano Valley -
Appendix Five Enrollment Figures for Select Ambanja Schools(Primary, Ceg, and Lycée, 1993–94, 1994–95) -
Appendix Six Bac Results at the State-Run Lycée Tsiraso I, 1990–1994 -
Appendix Seven Students' Aspirations - Glossary
- References
- Index
Introduction
Introduction
- Chapter:
- (p.3) Introduction
- Source:
- The Sacrificed Generation
- Author(s):
Lesley A. Sharp
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This introductory chapter discusses the most deeply affected victims in Madagascar, namely the marginalized coastal youth. It first describes the nation of Madagascar and the town of Ambanja, which is located in the Sambirano Valley. It then provides a general overview of the political history of the island and a description of anthropological models of childhood and their limitations. Finally, it reviews the methodological approaches used throughout the research with school youth.
Keywords: coastal youth, Madagascar, Ambanja, political history, anthropological models, childhood, methodological approaches, school youth
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
-
Chapter 1 Youth and the Colonized Mind -
Part Two The Perplexities of Urban Schooling: Sacrifice, Suffering, and Survival -
Chapter 2 The Sacrificed Generation -
Chapter 3 The Life and Hard Times of the School Migrant -
Part Three Freedom, Labor, and Loyalty -
Chapter 4 The Resurgence of Royal Power -
Chapter 5 Our Grandfathers Went to War -
Chapter 6 Laboring for the Colony -
Part Four Youth and the Nation: Schooling and its Perils -
Chapter 7 Girls and Sex and Other Urban Diversions -
Chapter 8 The Social Worth of Children - Conclusion: Youth in an Age of Nationalism
-
Appendix One A Guide to Key Informants - Appendix Two Population Figures for Madagascar, 1900–1994
-
Appendix Three Population Figures for Ambanja and the Sambirano Valley -
Appendix Four Schools in Ambanja and the Sambirano Valley -
Appendix Five Enrollment Figures for Select Ambanja Schools(Primary, Ceg, and Lycée, 1993–94, 1994–95) -
Appendix Six Bac Results at the State-Run Lycée Tsiraso I, 1990–1994 -
Appendix Seven Students' Aspirations - Glossary
- References
- Index
