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À Hauteur du Capricorne
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Author: Jean Faivet.
Language: French
No. of Pages: 183
Dimensions: 189mm x 249mm x 11mm
Legal Deposit: 87 1 25578

Item Identification Code (UID#): 475
Shelving Location: General Works
Estimated Value: £12.00
Purchase Date: 4 July 2006
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À Hauteur du Capricorne

[At the Level of the Capricorn]
Fédération des Œuvres Laïques (1987).
Softcover Book

This book focuses primarily on the Antaisaka area of Madagascar which straddles the Tropic of Capricorn, hence the book's title. A number of historical events from the mid-twentieth century are discussed, including the rebellion of 1947. Illustrated with many black and white photographs.

Contents

  • Avant-Propos [Foreword]
  • Madagascar et le pays Antaisaka [Madagascar and Antaisaka country]
  • La rébellion de 1947 [The rebellion of 1947]
  • La peste de 1951 [The plague of 1951]
  • Les inondations de 1952 [The floods of 1952]
  • Les souvenirs de la maison des morts [Memories of the house of the dead]
  • Au fil du Filanjana [Away on the palanquin]
  • D'un district à l'autre [From one district to another]
  • De prime Abord [First of all]
  • Mahabo
  • Vangaindrano
  • Midongy-du-sud
  • Manakara
  • Morafenobe
  • Vavatenina
  • Sambava
  • Diego-Suarez

Notes

  • Printed 17 March 1987.

Condition of Item

Very Good. A few minor creases and marks to the cover.

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