Sandra Evers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5456066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Evers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Evers |
| SIGNATURE | EVERS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Mending the Levee: How Supernaturally Anchored Conceptions of the Person Impact on Trauma Perception and Healing among Children (Cases from Madagascar and Nepal)
When dealing with children and youth who experience distressing events, psychosocial diagnostics and healing programmes principally resort to biomedical models. Children are often viewed as individualised ‘victims’ suffering from trauma and ‘in need’ of outside help. Highlighting case studies from Madagascar and Nepal, this article argues that the biomedical approach to trauma would be strengthened by a concomitant analysis of social networks, in…
Contest for Land in Madagascar: Environment, Ancestors and Development
The Malagasy possess a profound religious, socio-political and economic attachment to land which connects individuals and kinship groups with the ancestors. International stakeholders value Madagascar for its biodiversity, minerals and agricultural potential, while the Malagasy state views land as the necessary platform for its economic development. This collection presents original research by established and rising scholars across a broad spect…
Contest for land in Madagascar: Environment, ancestors and development
CONTENTS List of Illustrations List of Contributors Introduction: Land Competition and Human-Environment Relations in Madagascar Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Gwyn Campbell and Michael Lambek The Genetic Trail to Madagascar Himla Soodyall, Bharti Morar and Trefor Jenkins Don't we all Want a World Filled with Bright Faces and Fat-Cheeked Babies? Creating the State and Crafting Ideology in Eighteenth Century Imerina Victor Raharijaona and Susan Kus Forest D…
Foreign Land Acquisitions In Madagascar: Competing Jurisdiction Of Access Claims
The 1.3 million hectare agricultural project proposed by the South Korean company Daewoo Logistics in 2009 illustrates the paradoxical position of the Malagasy government on land management issues. At the time, the Ravalomanana government (2002-9, dissolved by the military and the current president, Rajoelina, in March 2009) was simultaneously encouraging foreign land investment and implementing land reform to secure local land rights. The public…
Expropriated from the hereafter: The fate of the landless in the Southern Highlands of Madagascar
During the period following the abolition of slavery by the French colonial government in 1896, the Southern Highlands of Madagascar was settled by ex-slaves. These early settlers constructed a foundation myth of themselves as tompon-tany, or 'masters of the land', a discourse not only equating land with tombs, kinship and ancestors, but also coupled with a skilful deployment of 'Malagasy customs'. In order to exclude later migrants who also want…
Competing Jurisdictions: Settling land claims in Africa
This book is about the politicking and strife over land between various stakeholders on the African continent, including Madagascar. It is about attempts to control land tenure ‘from above’ and about local manoeuvring ‘from below’. The contributing authors analyse the intricate relations between the central government, the local government and grassroots level institutions.
Constructing History, Culture and Inequality: The Betsileo in the Extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar
During the early 20th century, a group of ex-slaves established a frontier society in the no-man’s-land of the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar. First settlers skilfully deployed a fluid set of Malagasy customs to implant a myth of themselves as tompon-tany or “masters of the land”. Eventually, they created a land monopoly to reinforce their legitimacy and to exclude later migrants. Some of them were labelled andevo (“slave” or “slave des…
Madagascar: The Zebu as Guide through Past and Present
The Construction of History and Culture in the Southern Highlands: Tombs, Slaves and Ancestors
Ancestors, Power and History in Madagascar
The peoples of Madagascar are renowned for the prominence they give to the dead. In this edited volume, regional specialists reassess the significance of ancestors for changing relations of power, emerging identities, and local historical consciousness. Case-studies include The Royal Bath of 1817 (Pier Larson), Succession in an Urbanized Sakalava Kingdom (Lesley Sharp), The Antankaraìa Ritual Cycle (Michael Lambek, Andrew Walsh), Nineteenth-Centu…
Ancestors, Power and History in Madagascar
The peoples of Madagascar are renowned for the prominence they give to the dead. In this edited volume, regional specialists reassess the significance of ancestors for changing relations of power, emerging identities, and local historical consciousness. Case-studies include The Royal Bath of 1817 (Pier Larson), Succession in an Urbanized Sakalava Kingdom (Lesley Sharp), The Antankaraìa Ritual Cycle (Michael Lambek, Andrew Walsh), Nineteenth-Centu…
Expropriated from the hereafter: The fate of the landless in the Southern Highlands of Madagascar
During the period following the abolition of slavery by the French colonial government in 1896, the Southern Highlands of Madagascar was settled by ex-slaves. These early settlers constructed a foundation myth of themselves as tompon-tany, or 'masters of the land', a discourse not only equating land with tombs, kinship and ancestors, but also coupled with a skilful deployment of 'Malagasy customs'. In order to exclude later migrants who also want…
Constructing History, Culture and Inequality: The Betsileo in the Extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar
During the early 20th century, a group of ex-slaves established a frontier society in the no-man’s-land of the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar. First settlers skilfully deployed a fluid set of Malagasy customs to implant a myth of themselves as tompon-tany or “masters of the land”. Eventually, they created a land monopoly to reinforce their legitimacy and to exclude later migrants. Some of them were labelled andevo (“slave” or “slave des…
The Construction of History and Culture in the Southern Highlands: Tombs, Slaves and Ancestors
Ancestors, Power and History in Madagascar
The peoples of Madagascar are renowned for the prominence they give to the dead. In this edited volume, regional specialists reassess the significance of ancestors for changing relations of power, emerging identities, and local historical consciousness. Case-studies include The Royal Bath of 1817 (Pier Larson), Succession in an Urbanized Sakalava Kingdom (Lesley Sharp), The Antankaraìa Ritual Cycle (Michael Lambek, Andrew Walsh), Nineteenth-Centu…
Madagascar: The Zebu as Guide through Past and Present
Constructing History, Culture and Inequality: The Betsileo in the Extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar
During the early 20th century, a group of ex-slaves established a frontier society in the no-man’s-land of the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar. First settlers skilfully deployed a fluid set of Malagasy customs to implant a myth of themselves as tompon-tany or “masters of the land”. Eventually, they created a land monopoly to reinforce their legitimacy and to exclude later migrants. Some of them were labelled andevo (“slave” or “slave des…
Competing Jurisdictions: Settling land claims in Africa
This book is about the politicking and strife over land between various stakeholders on the African continent, including Madagascar. It is about attempts to control land tenure ‘from above’ and about local manoeuvring ‘from below’. The contributing authors analyse the intricate relations between the central government, the local government and grassroots level institutions.
Expropriated from the hereafter: The fate of the landless in the Southern Highlands of Madagascar
During the period following the abolition of slavery by the French colonial government in 1896, the Southern Highlands of Madagascar was settled by ex-slaves. These early settlers constructed a foundation myth of themselves as tompon-tany, or 'masters of the land', a discourse not only equating land with tombs, kinship and ancestors, but also coupled with a skilful deployment of 'Malagasy customs'. In order to exclude later migrants who also want…
Foreign Land Acquisitions In Madagascar: Competing Jurisdiction Of Access Claims
The 1.3 million hectare agricultural project proposed by the South Korean company Daewoo Logistics in 2009 illustrates the paradoxical position of the Malagasy government on land management issues. At the time, the Ravalomanana government (2002-9, dissolved by the military and the current president, Rajoelina, in March 2009) was simultaneously encouraging foreign land investment and implementing land reform to secure local land rights. The public…
Contest for Land in Madagascar: Environment, Ancestors and Development
The Malagasy possess a profound religious, socio-political and economic attachment to land which connects individuals and kinship groups with the ancestors. International stakeholders value Madagascar for its biodiversity, minerals and agricultural potential, while the Malagasy state views land as the necessary platform for its economic development. This collection presents original research by established and rising scholars across a broad spect…
Contest for land in Madagascar: Environment, ancestors and development
CONTENTS List of Illustrations List of Contributors Introduction: Land Competition and Human-Environment Relations in Madagascar Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Gwyn Campbell and Michael Lambek The Genetic Trail to Madagascar Himla Soodyall, Bharti Morar and Trefor Jenkins Don't we all Want a World Filled with Bright Faces and Fat-Cheeked Babies? Creating the State and Crafting Ideology in Eighteenth Century Imerina Victor Raharijaona and Susan Kus Forest D…
Mending the Levee: How Supernaturally Anchored Conceptions of the Person Impact on Trauma Perception and Healing among Children (Cases from Madagascar and Nepal)
When dealing with children and youth who experience distressing events, psychosocial diagnostics and healing programmes principally resort to biomedical models. Children are often viewed as individualised ‘victims’ suffering from trauma and ‘in need’ of outside help. Highlighting case studies from Madagascar and Nepal, this article argues that the biomedical approach to trauma would be strengthened by a concomitant analysis of social networks, in…
Geography (8 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Ethnology (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)