Conquest, history and memory in highland Madagascar
Author(s): Zoe Crossland
Year: 2013
Summary
This paper looks at the ways in which history and memory were involved in the expansion of the early 19th century 'Merina' state of highland Madagascar. In his conquests of neighboring territories King Andrianampoinimerina gave history to some of his new subjects, and took it away from others. In considering how this played out I explore the implications for how we understand history and historicity, and for examining archaeology's relationship to history.
Cite this Record
Conquest, history and memory in highland Madagascar. Zoe Crossland. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428421)
Keywords
General
History
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Memory
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semiotics
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
late 18th / early 19th centuries
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 705