Dhows & The Colonial Economy of Zanzibar, 1860-1970

by Gilbert, Erik

• ISBN13: 9780821415580
• ISBN10: 0821415581
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr

Author Biography

Erik Gilbert is Assistant Professor of History at Arkansas State University

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations & Maps	vi
Glossary	viii
Preface	x
One Introduction	1	(20)
Two The Dhow Trade in Nineteenth-century Zanzibar	21	(38)
Three The Creation of a Colonial Economy
Dhows in a Changing World 1872-1914	59	(25)
Four Cloves, Dhows & Steamers
The Twentieth-century Struggle Between the Official & Unofficial Economies in Zanzibar	84	(26)
Five Mangrove Poles & the Long-distance Dhow Trade in the Colonial Era	110	(24)
Six From Definitions to Deference
An Overview of the Dhow Economy in Colonial Zanzibar	134	(27)
Epilogue Dhows in the Economy of Independent Zanzibar	161	(7)
Bibliography	168	(5)
Index	173