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Pier M. Larson

Pier M. Larson is an American historian and professor at Johns Hopkins University specializing in African history, particularly the history of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean world. He is known for his research on slavery, memory, and cultural identity in Madagascar, including the book 'A History and Memory in the Age of Enslavement: Becoming Merina in Madagascar, 1800-1810.'

African history Madagascar studies Slavery and abolition
Ocean of Letters: Language and Creolization in an Indian Ocean Diaspora (Critical Perspectives on Empire)
Ocean of Letters: Language and Creolization in an Indian Ocean Diaspora (Critical Perspectives on Empire)
2009