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People of the Sea : Identity and Descent among the Vezo of Madagascar (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)
People of the Sea Identity and Descent among the Vezo of Madagascar - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Author: Rita Astuti
The Vezo are fishing people of western Madagascar. The identity of the Vezo is not fixed by descent; rather, it is established by what they do. They are people of the sea, distinguished from the farmers around them by their economic specialism. Ethnicity is usually thought to be a consequence of inborn qualities acquired by descent, and Astuti e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521433501
ISBN-10: 0521433509
Publication Date: 4/28/1995
Pages: 202
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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