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Books : Lords and Lemurs: Mad Scientists, Kings With Spears, and the Survival of Diversity in Madagascar
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.83
EAN: 9780618367511
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0618367519
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 20, 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In southern Madagascar is a place called Berenty, where Tandroy tribesmen, French lords, mad scientists, and two or three species of lemurs may be found gathered peacefully under a single tamarind tree. The owner of Berenty, Jean de Heaulme, arrived there in 1928 as a six-month-old baby, in the sidecar of his father"s Harley-Davidson. He and his family lived through war and revolution, Madagascar"s independence (which they supported) and imprisonment. Through it all they devoted themselves to preserving the natural diversity of Berenty and to helping the Tandroy maintain their culture.
The Tandroy originally lived by cattle-raiding, clan warfare, and slavery. Now, although they have given up slavery and many of them work on plantations, they still live in traditional villages surrounded by walls of thorns. They have kept their cult of cattle and other customs, including their exuberant funerals, with gunfire, dancing, sex, and sacrifices to the Ancestor.
Forty years ago scientist Alison Jolly was the first outsider to attend a Tandroy funeral. She went to Berenty to study lemurs and has been enthralled by the place ever since. In Lords and Lemurs she tells the story of Berenty, its people, and its other animals. Poignant and colorful, tragic and funny, it is a remarkable tale of one of the last great places on earth.
Rating:
- Allison understands this unique place
During my years as a resident of Madagascar I had the great opportunity to meet and spend time with Allison Jolly, and also Helen Crowley and others and I get to know people who truly understand Madagascar and all that makes this land one of the most unique and wonderful places on earth. Indeed much of my own book was written while living there and the cover shot will there.
This book provides an insight into Madagascar that many may miss along the way, but is almost a must read for ... Read More
Rating: - Read This Book Before Going
I really loved this book. I thought it was well written and can add little to the reviews posted before mine, except to say that I wish I had read it before my trip to Madagascar. I tried to read a little history in Brandt's guide book but this book brought it to life through a story whose characters and setting surround you during your visit to the Capitol and southern part of the country.
Rating: - Rich, eclectic, and readable
This rich, unusual book is hard to categorize -- It is a fascinating combination of history and memoir by renowned naturalist Alison Jolly, who has been working in Madagascar since 1963. She uses her own experiences in primate research and environmental protection in Madagascar, as well as the reminiscences of her friends the de Heaulme family, proprietors of the Berenty Reserve and numerous holdings in and around Fort Dauphin in extreme southeast Madagascar, to comment on a wide range of issues ... Read More
Rating:
- Not What I Expected
As a biologist, I was hoping for more Lemur biology than what I got. This book is an excellent history of Madagasacar, without a doubt, and includes detail I am sure is found nowhere else. If one were planning a trip to Madagascar, this would be a perfect primer.
However, I was hoping for more of a biological approach regarding the Lemurs, their society, behavior, etc. While I did get a taste, it wasn't enough.
Sorry to admit, I got just over half way through the book before ... Read More
Rating: - History and Natural History of a Neglected Island
It never ceases to amaze me that people often think that history only happens to their cultures and possibly related ones. We, with good reason, teach American history in schools (although sometimes not well enough when you see polls showing that a unusually high number of our citizens cannot tell the Constitution well enough to distinguish it from the Communist Manifesto!) and to a lesser extent European and sometimes Asian histories. However when we were dealing with the two World Wars, others on the ... Read More
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Lords and Lemurs: Mad Scientists, Kings With Spears, and the Survival of Diversity in Madagascar
by: Alison Jolly
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Dewey Decimal Number: 599.83
EAN: 9780618367511
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0618367519
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 20, 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In southern Madagascar is a place called Berenty, where Tandroy tribesmen, French lords, mad scientists, and two or three species of lemurs may be found gathered peacefully under a single tamarind tree. The owner of Berenty, Jean de Heaulme, arrived there in 1928 as a six-month-old baby, in the sidecar of his father"s Harley-Davidson. He and his family lived through war and revolution, Madagascar"s independence (which they supported) and imprisonment. Through it all they devoted themselves to preserving the natural diversity of Berenty and to helping the Tandroy maintain their culture.
The Tandroy originally lived by cattle-raiding, clan warfare, and slavery. Now, although they have given up slavery and many of them work on plantations, they still live in traditional villages surrounded by walls of thorns. They have kept their cult of cattle and other customs, including their exuberant funerals, with gunfire, dancing, sex, and sacrifices to the Ancestor.
Forty years ago scientist Alison Jolly was the first outsider to attend a Tandroy funeral. She went to Berenty to study lemurs and has been enthralled by the place ever since. In Lords and Lemurs she tells the story of Berenty, its people, and its other animals. Poignant and colorful, tragic and funny, it is a remarkable tale of one of the last great places on earth.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Allison understands this unique place During my years as a resident of Madagascar I had the great opportunity to meet and spend time with Allison Jolly, and also Helen Crowley and others and I get to know people who truly understand Madagascar and all that makes this land one of the most unique and wonderful places on earth. Indeed much of my own book was written while living there and the cover shot will there.
This book provides an insight into Madagascar that many may miss along the way, but is almost a must read for ... Read More
Rating:
- Read This Book Before GoingI really loved this book. I thought it was well written and can add little to the reviews posted before mine, except to say that I wish I had read it before my trip to Madagascar. I tried to read a little history in Brandt's guide book but this book brought it to life through a story whose characters and setting surround you during your visit to the Capitol and southern part of the country.
Rating:
- Rich, eclectic, and readableThis rich, unusual book is hard to categorize -- It is a fascinating combination of history and memoir by renowned naturalist Alison Jolly, who has been working in Madagascar since 1963. She uses her own experiences in primate research and environmental protection in Madagascar, as well as the reminiscences of her friends the de Heaulme family, proprietors of the Berenty Reserve and numerous holdings in and around Fort Dauphin in extreme southeast Madagascar, to comment on a wide range of issues ... Read More
Rating:
- Not What I ExpectedAs a biologist, I was hoping for more Lemur biology than what I got. This book is an excellent history of Madagasacar, without a doubt, and includes detail I am sure is found nowhere else. If one were planning a trip to Madagascar, this would be a perfect primer.
However, I was hoping for more of a biological approach regarding the Lemurs, their society, behavior, etc. While I did get a taste, it wasn't enough.
Sorry to admit, I got just over half way through the book before ... Read More
Rating:
- History and Natural History of a Neglected IslandIt never ceases to amaze me that people often think that history only happens to their cultures and possibly related ones. We, with good reason, teach American history in schools (although sometimes not well enough when you see polls showing that a unusually high number of our citizens cannot tell the Constitution well enough to distinguish it from the Communist Manifesto!) and to a lesser extent European and sometimes Asian histories. However when we were dealing with the two World Wars, others on the ... Read More
Arts & Photography • Biographies & Memoirs • Business & Investing • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers & Internet • Cooking, Food & Wine • Entertainment • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Mind & Body • History • Home & Garden • Law • Literature & Fiction • Medicine • Mystery & Thrillers • Nonfiction • Outdoors & Nature • Parenting & Families • Professional & Technical • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Teens • Travel •
