Reviewed Work: Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar David Graeber

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This is a review by Genese Sodikoff, published in The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 41 (2): 325–326, 2008

Genese Sodikoff describes the book as fascinating accounts of the power of dead ancestors, sexual intrigue, magic, curing, and the intimate relationships between slaves with varying degrees of rank and power.