People of the Sea

Name: People of the Sea: Identity and Descent Among the Vezo of Madagascar
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521433501
Price: 5496.00 INR
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Identity and Descent Among the Vezo of Madagascar

by Rita Astuti, Jack Goody, Stanley Tambiah

Cambridge University Press

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The Vezo are fishing people of western Madagascar. The identity of the Vezo is not fixed by descent; rather, it is established by what they do. They are people of the sea, distinguished from the farmers around them by their economic specialism. Ethnicity is usually thought to be a consequence of inborn qualities acquired by descent, and Astuti explores the consequences of ascribing ethnic identity with reference to economic activity.

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