Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar: Integration of an East African Commercial Empire into the World Economy, 1770-1873 (Eastern African Studies) - Softcover

Sheriff, Abdul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852550154 ISBN 13: 9780852550151

Publisher: James Currey, 1987

Synopsis

Abdul Sheriff analyses the early stages of the underdevelopment of East Africa. The rise of Zanzibar was based on two major economic transformations: firstly, slaves became used for the production of cloves and grain for export, instead of the slaves themselves being exported; secondly there was an increaseddemand for luxuries such as ivory and Zanzibar took advantage of its strategic position to trade as far as the Great Lakes. Yet this economic success increasingly subordinated Zanzibar to Britain, with its anti-slavery crusade andits control over the Indian merchant class. North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP

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Review

It is not that often that critical analysis, clear explanation, and historical facts are so effectively combined as in this excellent handbook. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES
Elegantly written and vigorously argued. JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN HISTORY

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: James Currey
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852550154
• ISBN 13: 9780852550151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320