The Malagsy religious, socio-political and economic attachment to the land connects the individual and kin to their ancestors. These ten essays examine competition and human-environmental relations, f
Between 1989 and 1999, Evers (anthropology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) lived and participated in the daily life of the Betsileo people living in the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar. Her st
Africa for Sale? Positioning the State, Land and Society in Foreign Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa analyzes the role of the state in driving, negotiating and facilitating (foreign) land deals
Bringing together essays from scholars from Africa, the United States, and Europe, the main goal of this work is to provide an overview of land claim settlement in Africa. Editors Evers (social and cu
This collection of twenty essays on displacement and loss examines the fate of the Chagossian people and culture since being dispossessed of their land and deported from their islands by the British g
This book's 10 chapters are based on selected papers from a 2008 conference organized by the Netherlands African Studies Association, entitled "African Children in Focus: A Paradigm Shift in Methodolo
