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Allen, Philip Mark was born on March 11, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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For a century, Madagascar has encountered a succession of obstacles in its struggle towards political autonomy, prosperity, and international prominence. Although favoured with natural resources and relative cultural homogeneity, the "great island" of the Western Indian ocean - the fourth largest in the world - has yet to achieve a coherent national identity or international distinction. In this introduction, Dr Allen offers a study of the island's physical features and its complex ethnographic history. In separate chapters on politics, economics and society, he analyzes the factors bearing on the development of Malagasy nationalism, the difficulties of a fundamentally rural society undergoing urbanization and feeling the stresses of economic development, and the quandaries of a revolutionary government confronted with domestic and international challenges. Dr. Allen concludes with an interpretation of the interlocking systems that are shaping Madagascar's future.
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Madagascar, widely known as the "Great Island," is just off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, but in many ways it hardly resembles its mainland neighbors. Its flora and fauna are quite distinct, and the folkways and culture of its population are intriguingly different from that of the continental countries. This revised and expanded edition fills us in on the changes that have occurred over the past decade while still covering the long and intricate history of the country. It starts with the earliest settlers, continues through the period of French colonial rule, and then describes more intensively the period of independence, with all its aspirations, failures, and renewed hopes. This is done in a broad introduction, an extensive chronology, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; ethnic groups and religions; and economic, social, and cultural aspects. Also included is a bibliography offering further reading.
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Allen, Philip Mark was born on March 11, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor with highest honors, Swarthmore College, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1956.
Foreign service officer United States Department of State, Washington, Hamburg, Antananarivo, 1956-1966. Regional representative African American Institute, Lagos, Nigeria, 1966-1967, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1966-1968, director Research and Development New York City, 1968-1970. From associate professor to professor Johnson (Vermont) State College, 1970-1987.
Dean school arts and humanities Frostburg (Maryland) State University, 1987-1999, distinguished university professor, assistant to provost, coordinator liberal studies, chair foreign languages department, 1999—2005. Retired, 2005; Fulbright lecturer University Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1999-2000. Consultant, lecturer Raymond & Whitcomb Company, New York and Africa, 1970-1975.
Member Fulbright review panels for sub-Sahara Africa and senior specialist grants.
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Member planning commission Danby, Vermont, 1972-1974. Member committee Maryland Information Technology Board, 1995-1999. Board directors, member executive committee Maryland Citizens for the Arts, Baltimore, 1995-2000.
Founding executive board directors, member Cumberland (Maryland) Theatre, 1987-1999. Member Global Expertise Reserve, 2002-2005. Member International Council Fine Arts Deans (committee chair).
Married Susan Davidson, February 1, 1986. Children: Catherine Stewart, Jameson Louis.