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A cultural heritage for national liberation? The Soviet-Somali historical expedition, Soviet African studies, and the Cold War in the Horn of Africa
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Telepneva, Natalia (2020) A cultural heritage for national liberation? The Soviet-Somali historical expedition, Soviet African studies, and the Cold War in the Horn of Africa. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 26 (12). pp. 1185-1202. doi:10.1080/13527258.2019.1664620 ISSN 1352-7258.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2019.1664620
Abstract
This paper discusses the conception, execution, and outcomes of the first Soviet-Somali histori-cal expedition, in 1971. In due course, the Soviet-Somali Expedition set out to create a ‘usable past’ for Somali nationalism, rooted in the history of Mohammad Abdullah Hassan, a reli-gious and military leader who had fought against the British in Somaliland between 1900 and 1920. The paper investigates how Soviet ideas about the preservation of historical heritage were grounded in Central Asian modes of practice and how these became internalised by Soviet Africanists in their attempts to help reinforce foundational myths in newly independent African states. The paper argues that the Soviet model for the preservation of cultural heritage, as envisioned by Soviet Africanists, aimed to reinforce Siad Barre’s national project for Somalia. Their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, however, because of Cold War constraints and mis-understandings of local realities.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Heritage Studies | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1352-7258 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2020 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 26 | ||||||||
Number: | 12 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1185-1202 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13527258.2019.1664620 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Heritage Studies on 23 Sep 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13527258.2019.1664620 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 5 June 2019 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 March 2021 | ||||||||
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