An Empire of Counting: The Multiple Origins of Imerina’s Military Bureaucracy and its Conflicts over Personal Identity (Madagascar, 1820-45)

Breckenridge — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:59:30 +0000

Personal identity registration in Madagascar dates from the third decade of the nineteenth century. Registration systems were incrementally implemented between 1820 and 1845 within an expanding indigenous monarchy and military bureaucracy that sought to rule vast swaths of the island.

Workshop on the Comparative History of Registration - Africa

An Empire of Counting: The Multiple Origins of Imerina’s Military Bureaucracy and its Conflicts over Personal Identity (Madagascar, 1820-45)