| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : conceptualizing movement and identity in Zanzibar -- Historical articulations of being Zanzibari : negotiating religion, ethnicity, race and civilization -- Movements in post-socialist Zanzibar : identity politics in the era of tourism -- Moving through the tourism landscape : the struggle for work and pursuit of prosperity -- Contesting models of modernity : new landscapes of consumption, mobility and Islam -- Movement of haya and heshima : emerging discourses of gender, dress and intimacy -- The role of kinship : movement in family relations and marriage strategies -- Conclusion : the struggle for civilization |
| Summary |
Tourism and Social Change in Post-Socialist Zanzibar examines how Zanzibaris are struggling to move through the local landscape in the post-socialist era dominated by tourism. Using the theoretical framework of movement, this book highlights how Zanzibaris move and develop various dispositions to re-articulate their identities. This book also investigates how notions of ustaarabu, a word expressing "civilization" in Zanzibar, are being re-conceptualized and shaped by emerging forces of |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Social change -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar
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Tourism -- Social aspects -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Social change
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Social conditions
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Tourism -- Social aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Zanzibar -- Social conditions -- 1964- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149657
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| Subject |
Tanzania -- Zanzibar
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021675722 |
| ISBN |
9780739175446 |
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0739175440 |
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9780739175446 |
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0739175432 |
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9780739175439 |
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