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Books by Alison Richard
Alison Richard is Crosby Professor of the Human Environment emerita and senior research scientist at Yale University. She has immersed herself in research and conservation projects in Madagascar since the 1970s and is widely known for her work on the evolution of complex social systems among primates. She was the first full-time female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and Provost of Yale from 1994 to 2002.
Interviews with Alison Richard
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Wildlife of Madagascar
by Keith Barnes & Kenneth Behrens -
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Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar
by David Graeber -
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Vanilla Landscapes: Meaning, Memory, and the Cultivation of Place in Madagascar
by Sarah Osterhoudt -
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A World Like Our Own: Man and Nature in Madagascar
by Alison Jolly -
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Conservation and Environmental Management in Madagascar
by Ivan Scales (editor)
The best books on Madagascar, recommended by Alison Richard
The best books on Madagascar, recommended by Alison Richard
With its range of unique wildlife, Madagascar has been likened to a floating evolutionary laboratory. To Yale biological anthropologist Alison Richard, it’s simply a magical place. Here, she recommends five books on the island she has visited for the past five decades and explains why she wrote her own book, The Sloth Lemur’s Song.
