Zanzibar Under Colonial Rule (Eastern African Studies) - Softcover

Sherif, Abdul & Ferguson, Ed

 
9780852550809: Zanzibar Under Colonial Rule (Eastern African Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0852550804 ISBN 13: 9780852550809
Publisher: James Currey Ltd., 1991

Synopsis

Zanzibar stands at the centre of the Indian Ocean system's involvement in the history of Eastern Africa. The first part of the book shows the transition of Zanzibar from the commercial economy of the nineteenth century to the colonial economy of the twentieth century. In the second part the authors analyse social classes and their role in the period culminating in the insurrection of 1964. North America: Ohio U Press; Tanzania: Historical Association of Tanzania

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About the Author

Abdul Sheriff is a professor of history at the University of Dar es Salaam and the author of The History and Conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town and coeditor of Zanzibar under Colonial Rule. He is also the principal curator of Zanzibar Museums.

Review

... a thoroughly welcome addition to a sadly limited field. - Richard Rathbone in ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW

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Publisher
James Currey Ltd.
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0852550804
ISBN 13 
9780852550809
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288

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