A gripping historical account of Cold War subversion and revolution in post-colonial Africa, with crucial lessons for today.
"After the abolition of slavery in 1897, Islamic courts in Zanzibar (East Africa) became central institutions where former slaves negotiated socio-economic participation. By using difficult-to-read Islamic court records in Arabic, Elke Stockreiter reassesses the workings of thes…
Tanzania & Zanzibar
by Shales,Melissa, Zglinicki,Maciej, Briggs,Philip, Fanthorpe,Heln, Zandbergen,Ariadne van
fromInsight guides
This book includes a full run-down on the essential attractions of Tanzania and Zanzibar, from the great wildlife parks to prehistoric sites and spice plantations.
Tanzania & Zanzibar
by Briggs, Philip, Shales, Melissa, Zglinicki, Maciej
fromInsight guides
The Colonial Medical Service was the personnel section of the Colonial Service, employing the doctors who tended to the health of both the colonial staff and the local populations of the British Empire. Although the Service represented the pinnacle of an elite government agency,…
The Colonial Medical Service was the personnel section of the Colonial Service, employing the doctors who tended to the health of both the colonial staff and the local populations of the British Empire. Although the Service represented the pinnacle of an elite government agency,…
All the islands of the western Indian Ocean are immigrant societies: Austronesian seafarers, African slaves, Arab traders, South Asian indentured labourers and European plantation owners have all settled, more or less voluntarily, on Madagascar and Zanzibar, in the Mascarenes an…
During the Cold War, alternative globalization projects were underway: socialist Eastern Europe and left-leaning countries in the Third World maintained close economic relations. The two worlds traded and exchanged know-how and technology. This book examines the specific spaces …
On the Swahili coast of East Africa, monumental stone houses, tombs, and mosques mark the border zone between the interior of the African continent and the Indian Ocean. Prita Meier explores this coastal environment and shows how an African mercantile society created a place of …
Tanzania
by Fitzpatrick, Mary, Ham, Anthony, Butler, Stuart
fromLonely planet guide de voyage
