Made in Madagascar : sapphires, ecotourism, and the global bazaar /

Made in Madagascar : sapphires, ecotourism, and the global bazaar /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Walsh, Andrew, 1969-
Imprint:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2012.
Description:	xxx, 126 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Teaching culture Teaching culture.
Subject:	Sapphires -- Economic aspects -- Madagascar -- Ankàrana Special Reserve. Ecotourism -- Economic aspects -- Madagascar -- Ankàrana Special Reserve. Bazaars (Markets) -- Madagascar. Globalization -- Madagascar. Ethnology -- Madagascar. Bazaars (Markets) Economic history. Ecotourism -- Economic aspects. Ethnology. Globalization. Social conditions. Madagascar -- Economic conditions. Madagascar -- Social conditions. Madagascar. Madagascar -- Ankàrana Special Reserve.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8949123

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ISBN:	9781442603745 1442603747
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic formats.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Map
Introduction: Links
The Place of the Rocks
Ankarana as a Sacred Place
Ankarana as a Natural Wonder
Ankarana as a Place of Opportunity
What Is So Special about Ankarana?
Living in the Wake Of Sapphires
Risking and Daring
Buying and Selling
Gifting and Grifting
Speculating in the Wake of Sapphires
The Promise and Practice of Ecotourism in Ankarana
The Promise of Ecotourism in Ankarana
The Practice of Ecotourism in Ankarana
Speculating about Ecotourism in Ankarana
The Problem with Ecotourism
Natural Wonders in the Global Bazaar
Ankarana's Sapphires from Source to Showcase
The Appeal of Chameleons
Natural Wonders
Conclusion: So What?
Ankarana in the Global Bazaar
Prospective Anthropology
References
Index