Dhows & the Colonial Economy of Zanzibar, 1860-1970 (Eastern African Studies)
Publisher: James Currey
Published: January 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780852554869
Subjects: African history: c 1500 to c 1900; African history: from c 1900 -; Economic history; Social history; Tanzania; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Commerce; Business / Economics / Finance
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.