Title: Dhows & the Colonial Economy of Zanzibar, 1860-1970 (Eastern African Studies)
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: Tanzania, history, Zanzibar, Africa, commerce, Commerce, Economic conditions, Foreign relations, Dhows, Shipping, History, Tanzania, economic conditions, Tanzania, politics and government, Tanzania - history, General & miscellaneous asian history, Indian history - economics aspects, Coastwise shipping
Places: Tanzania, Indian Ocean Region, Zanzibar
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century