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People of the Sea: Identity and Descent among the Vezo of Madagascar - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Astuti, Rita (London School of Economics and Political Science)
People of the Sea: Identity and Descent among the Vezo of Madagascar - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Astuti, Rita (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Ethnicity is usually thought to be a consequence of inborn qualities acquired by descent, but in this innovative study of the Vezo, who are fishing people of Madagascar, Rita Astuti explores the consequences of ascribing ethnic identity with reference to economic activity.
204 pages, 5 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 23, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521433501 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 204 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 236 × 18 mm · 432 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Fortes, Meyer |
| Series Editor | Goody, Jack |
| Series Editor | Leach, Edmund |
| Series Editor | Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja |