Isle of Fire: The Political Ecology of Landscape Burning in Madagascar

Isle of Fire: The Political Ecology of Landscape Burning in Madagascar
ISBN-10
0226461416
ISBN-13
9780226461410
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
324
Language
English
Published
2004-07-07
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Christian A. Kull

Description

Long considered both best friend and worst enemy to humankind, fire is at once creative and destructive. On the endangered tropical island of Madagascar, these two faces of fire have fueled a century-long conflict between rural farmers and island leaders. Based on detailed fieldwork in Malagasy villages and a thorough archival investigation, Isle of Fire offers a detailed analysis of why Madagascar has always been aflame, why it always will be aflame, and ultimately, as Christian Kull argues, why it should remain aflame.

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