Brill Contest for Land in Madagascar: Environment, Ancestors and Development: 31 (African Social Studies Series, 31)

Product Description Land is the nexus of Malagasy livelihood and socio-cultural relations. Simultaneously, the Malagasy government and international stakeholders value land for its biodiversity, minerals and agricultural potential. This book provides vital background to the contest for land in Madagascar. About the Author Sandra J.T.M. Evers is associate professor in Anthropology at VU University Amsterdam. Her research and publications deal with migration, slavery and cultural transmission in Madagascar within the context of globalisation, natural resource management, poverty and sustainable development. Dr Evers directs a research programme on foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa and Madagascar. Gwyn Campbell, Canada Research Chair in Indian Ocean World History at McGill University, was born in Madagascar and is the author and editor of many works, including An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar (Cambridge, 2005) and David Griffiths and the Missionary "History of Madagascar" (Brill, 2012). Michael Lambek is Professor of Anthropology and Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. His books include Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte (Toronto 1993) and The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagacar (Palgrave Macmillan 2002).