MAYOTTE

mīŏtˈ, island (1995 est. pop. 97,000), 144 sq mi (374 sq km), French territorial collectivity, Indian Ocean, in the Comoro chain. Dzaoudzi is the capital and Mamoudzou is the largest city. The land is gently rolling, with some mountains of ancient volcanic origin and deep ravines. The climate is tropical, with a hot and humid rainy season and a cooler dry season. Nearly all Muslim, the population is of mixed Arab, African, and Malagasy origin. Mahorian, a Swahili dialect, and French are both spoken. The economy is largely agricultural and includes livestock raising and fishing. Mayotte exports perfume oils, vanilla, seafood, coffee, and rice. Much of its food is imported, mainly from France. It became a French possession in 1843. When the Comoros became an independent republic in 1975, Mayotte decided to remain French and the following year it voted to become a territorial collectivity. In 2000 voters approved increased autonomy for Mayotte. It is still claimed by the Comoros Republic.

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books on: Mayotte  - 199 results

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An Introduction to Caribbean Francophone Writing: Guadeloupe and Martinique
Book by Sam Haigh; Berg, 1999
Subjects: Caribbean Literature (French)--History And Criticism
...alienation. Thus he explains the fictional Mayotte's decision to become a laundress as...eyed child at the end of the novel, Mayotte seems almost an archaic figure, a leftover...light-skinned chabines so admired in Mayotte's schoolyard, with their tight blond...
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Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism
Book by James S. Olson, Robert Shadle, Ross Marlay, William G. Ratliff, Joseph M. Rowe Jr.; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: Europe--Colonies--History--Encyclopedias, Europe--History--1492---Encyclopedias, History, Modern--Encyclopedias
...constant strife between Grand Comore, Mayotte, Moheli, and Anjouan. Portuguese sailors...Mauritius * , and Reunion * . The raids on Mayotte were so serious that the island was nearly...Indian Ocean, France seized control of Mayotte in 1841. In 1886 France established protectorates...
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Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics - Vol. 7
Book by Keith Brown, Anne H. Anderson, Laurie Bauer, Margie Berns, Graeme Hirst, Jim Miller; Elsevier, 2006
Subjects: Language And Languages--Encyclopedias, Linguistics--Encyclopedias
...political split still exists. In 2002 Mayotte received the increased status of a ullectiuite...n<>mic and social conditions on Mayotte are hetter than on the independent islands...dialect per island, the situation on Mayotte is quite different. Although most people...
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A Lafcadio Hearn Companion
Book by Robert L. Gale; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Americans--Japan--History--19th Century--Encyclopedias, Authors, American--19th Century--Biography--Encyclopedias, Hearn, Lafcadio--1850-1904--Encyclopedias, Journalists--United States--Biography--Encyclopedias
...and a remembrance of happy times with Mayotte. Moreover, she promised Aimee never...Afternoon comes, and while she watches Mayotte at play in the surf, Gabriel approaches...dead mother, takes her by the hand; but Mayotte calls; she and Youma are caught in serpentine...
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The Encyclopedia of Christianity - Vol. 1
Book by Erwin Fahlbusch, Jan Mili� Lochman, John Mbiti, Jaroslav Pelikan, Lukas Vischer, Geoffrey W. Bromiley, David B. Barrett; Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999
Subjects: Christianity--Encyclopedias
...Moheli, and Anjouan respectively), and Mayotte. With its marine type of tropical climate...widely spoken. In 1843 France occupied Mayotte and by 1886 had gained control of the...western islands voted for independence and Mayotte voted to remain with France. A unilateral...
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journal articles on: Mayotte  - 71 results

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The Saint, the Sea Monster, and an Invitation to a Diner-dansant: Ethnographic Reflections on the Edgy Passage -- and the Double Edge -- of Modernity, Mayotte 1975-2001
Journal article by Michael Lambek; Anthropologica, Vol. 46, 2004
Subjects: Comoro Islands, Ethnicity, Sacred space, Social change
...and the Double Edge -- of Modernity, Mayotte 1975-2001 by Michael Lambek Keywords...temporal experience, the unheimlich, Mayotte This paper addresses the theme of the...in the western Indian Ocean island of Mayotte whose lives I have tracked since 1975...
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Civil War in Sudan: The Paradox of Human Rights and National Sovereignty
Journal article by Judy Mayotte; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 47, 1994
Subjects: Civil war--Social aspects, Human rights--Political aspects, Sovereignty--International aspects, Sudan--Civil rights
...the paradox of human rights and national sovereignty by Judy Mayotte INTRODUCTION For more than a quarter century the countries...Committee for Refugees, October 1993) p. 2. (5.) Judy Mayotte, Disposable People?: The Plight of Refugees (Maryknoll...
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What Came First, the Nation or the State? Political Process in the Comoro Islands
Journal article by Iain Walker; Africa, Vol. 77, 2007
Subjects: Comoran history--Analysis, Comoros--Social aspects, Multiculturalism--Influence, Nation building--Political aspects
...islands--Ngazidja, Mwali, Ndzwani and Mayotte--lying across the northern end of the...identity, are more common, particularly on Mayotte, where the politicization of language...that we dont speak Comorian here in Mayotte: nonsensical given that not only did...
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Contrasted Polymorphism Patterns in a Large Sample of Populations from the Evolutionary Genetics Model Drosophila Simulans
Journal article by Emmanuelle Baudry, Nicolas Derome, Michèle Huet, Michel Veuille; Genetics, Vol. 173, 2006
Subjects: Animal populations, Chromosomes, DNA, Equilibrium, Gene loci, Genetics, Hypotheses, Insects, Samples
...from La Saline (Reunion) and Dzaoudzi (Mayotte) were collected by C. Montchamp-Moreau...Cameroon (12 for all genes), and Mayotte (14 for sevenless). We aligned 581...Singletons are at a high frequency in Mayotte, Madagascar, and Tanzania. In these...
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Islands
Journal article; Africa, Vol. 74, 2004
...5005 Pascal, O., Plantes et forets de Mayotte. Leiden Backhuys 2002 108 pp. Law 5006...La Collectivite departementale de Mayotte: principaux aspects de la loi statutaire...island dragonfly fauna (Odonata) of Mayotte, Comoro archipelago. Biodiversity and...
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Sovereignty of Comoros over Mayotte Reaffirmed
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 21, January 1984
Subjects: Comoros--Relations with France, France--Relations with Comoros, Mayotte--Politics and government, Sovereignty--Comoros, United Nations. General Assembly--Mediation and arbitration
Sovereignty of Comoros over Mayotte Reaffirmed. ON 21 November, the General...the sovereignty of the Comoros over Mayotte and invited France to open negotiations...and prompt return of the island of Mayotte to the Comoros. The Assembly adopted...
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General Assembly Reaffirms Comorian Sovereignty over Island of Mayotte
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 23, February 1986
Subjects: Comoros--Autonomy and independence movements, France--Relations with Comoros, Mayotte--Politics and government, Self-determination, National--International aspects, Sovereignty--International aspects, United Nations. General Assembly--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.
...Reaffirms Comorian Sovereignty over Island of Mayotte. The General Assembly on 9 December reaffirmed...Comorian sovereignty over the island of Mayotte, and urged France to open negotiations...actively a just solution to the question of Mayotte." The Secretary-General was asked...
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The Ends of Empire
Magazine article by Robert Aldrich, John Connell; The World Today, Vol. 54, February 1998
Subjects: Colonialism, Colonies & territories, Constitutions, Politics, United Kingdom, Year in review
...larger colonies which gained independence (Mayotte, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos...major political party has campaigned for Mayotte to become a full departement of France...Futuna, who are Polynesians, and those of Mayotte, mainly Muslims of African and Arabic...
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Heads of State or Government
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 21, August 1984
Subjects: Heads of state--Addresses, essays, lectures, International relations--Addresses, essays, lectures, Presidents--Addresses, essays, lectures, Prime ministers--Addresses, essays, lectures, United Nations. General Assembly--Addresses, essays, lectures, World politics--Addresses, essays, lectures
...the Sahraoui people". As to the question of Mayotte and Malagasy, the facts are clear: Mayotte belongs to the Comoros, and the islands of...and the territorial claims of the Comoros to Mayotte, Madagascar to the Malagasy Islands, and...
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Stupid Is as Stupid Does
Magazine article by Lily Tung Crystal; American Theatre, Vol. 27, April 2010
Subjects: Theater companies--Names
...tumble?" explains artistic director Cliff Mayotte. The latter option means fighting without...Human Stupidity premieres April 8-25. Mayotte describes the show as "an intellectual...answer for in terms of human stupidity," Mayotte has cast women in all the roles. Armed...
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Lawn Tennis: So Trying for Davydenko
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), October 31, 2007
...tournament in Philadelphia in 1987, when Tim Mayotte came up against an in-form Milan Srejber...Connors in the previous round. However, Mayotte had no such troubles, breezing past Srejber...out today and just not try," shrugged Mayotte. "He just threw in the towel."
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FRAME, SET AND MATCH; John Is Quitting after 25 Years as Wimbers Umpire
Newspaper article by Hugh Keevins; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), June 20, 1999
Subjects: McEnroe, John
...rules. "There was one dark evening when the American Tim Mayotte came over for a screaming match. But when that happens the...many people curse and swear at the BOTTOM of their voice! "Mayotte apologised to me the next day but there was another player...
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Police Reports
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 29, 2004
...Rosenfelder Court at about 11 p.m. Wednesday. - Jeanna M. Mayotte, 45, of 606 N. Washington Ave., Batavia, was driving...front of her, causing her to lose control, police said. Mayotte was taken to Delnor-Community Hospital. North Aurora - Someone...
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Underclassmen to 'Own' Seniors!
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 15, 2000
...purpose. All proceeds of the auction will be donated to the Mayotte family, who recently lost both of their teenage sons to muscular...within reason. "Its worth feeling silly for a day to help the Mayotte family," said Melissa Bohse, a volunteer senior and NHS...
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The Gray Escape
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), June 10, 2007
...Island in Eastern Tanzania; and on to Mombasa, Kenya via Mayotte in the Comoros Islands north of Madagascar. We saw elephants...crossing our wake. Very exciting. The French island of Mayotte in the Comoros followed. A beautiful place ringed by exotic...
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encyclopedia articles on: Mayotte  - 6 results

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Mayotte
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MAYOTTE miot , island (2005 est. pop. 194...includes livestock raising and fishing. Mayotte exports perfume oils, vanilla, copra...became an independent republic in 1975, Mayotte decided to remain French and the following...
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Comoros, The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1975 three of the islands voted to become independent, while Mayotte chose to remain a French dependency. Ahmed Abdallah Abderrahman...federal control over the island. Bacar fled to neighboring Mayotte, then was taken to Reunion; in July he was flown to Benin...
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Mamoudzou
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MAMOUDZOU city (2002 pop. 45,485), capital and largest city of Mayotte . It lies on the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean on the NE coast of Grande-Terre, Mayottes main island, near the mouth...
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France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...territories are New Caledonia , French Polynesia , Wallis and Futuna Islands , and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. Mayotte is a departmental collectivity, and St. Pierre and Miquelon is a territorial collectivity. People About 75% of the population...
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Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...won its independence in 1990 as Namibia. Great Britain retains control of the islands of St. Helena and Ascension, and Mayotte and Reunion remain French. Spain retains the Canary Islands and Ceuta and Melilla, two small exclaves on Moroccos coast...
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