The Sacrificed Generation

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Summary

Youth, historical consciousness, and political agency in independent Francophone Africa- are the themes that frame this study about Madagascar,

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List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Notes on the Text
Acknowledgments
The Reconstruction of a Children's History Introduction
Youth and the Colonized Mind
The Perplexities of Urban Schooling: Sacrifice, Suffering, and Survival
The Sacrificed Generation
The Life and Hard Times of the School Migrant
Freedom, Labor, and Loyalty
The Resurgence of Royal Power
Our Grandfathers Went to War
Laboring for the Colony
Youth and the Nation: Schooling and Its Perils
Girls and Sex and Other Urban Diversions
The Social Worth of Children Conclusion: Youth in an Age of Nationalism
A Guide to Key Informants
Population Figures for Madagascar, 1990-1994
Population Figures for the Sambirano
Schools in Ambanja and the Sambirano Valley
Enrollment Figures for Select Ambanja Schools
Bac Results at the State-Run Lycee Tsiaraso I, 1990-1994
Students' Aspirations
Notes
Glossary
References
Index
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