Publication

2004 - Ohio University Press, Oxford : James Currey, Ltd, England

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivedhowscolonialeco0000gilb
  • ISBN-139780821415573
  • ISBN-100821415573
  • ISBN-100821415581
  • ISBN-139780821415580
and 4 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2004063554
  • Better World Books9780821415580
  • Better World Books9780821415573
  • Open LibraryOL24459258M

Classifications

  • DDC330.9678/103
  • LCCHF3897.Z7 I534 2004
  • LCCHF3897.Z7I534 2004

Alternate Titles

  • Dhows and the colonial economy in Zanzibar, 1860-1970

Description

"The dhow and the steamship symbolised the struggle for control of Zanzibar's economy. The dhows were the craft which carried the triangular trade on seasonal winds between Arabia, East Africa and India. The colonial government saw dhows as a threat to their wish to modernise Zanzibar's economy." "Erik Gilbert compares the resilience of the dhow economy, with its ingenious evasions of government control and taxation, to the informal or second economy of the post-colonial era."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Eastern African studies
  • Eastern African studies (London, England)

Other Editions

  • Dhows & the colonial economy in Zanzibar, 1860-1970Ohio University Press2004-01-01

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