Lords and lemurs
mad scientists· kings with spears· and the survival of diversity in Madagascar
by Jolly· Alison. and Jolly· Alison
"In the extreme south of 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 tamarind tree. Forty years ago Alison Jolly went to Berenty to study lemurs, and she has been enthralled by it ever since. In Lords and Lemurs she tells the story of the place, its people, and its other animals." "Poignant and colorful, tragic and funny, Lords and Lemurs is a remarkable tale of one of the last great places on earth and the extraordinary people who live there, a tale of marriage, birth, and death, of spear fights and stink fights and dancing. It shows how human warmth and dignity transcend any social system."--BOOK JACKET.
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Lords and lemurs: mad scientists· kings with spears· and the survival of diversity in Madagascar
2003, Houghton Mifflin·
in English
0618367519 9780618367511
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