A History of the Arab State of ZanzibarDuring the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the fertile islands of Zanzibar and Pemba became of central importance to East Africa’s growing contact with the international economy as the ruling dynasty encouraged trade in cloves, slaves and ivory. This book, first published in 1978, provides an account of the history of Zanzibar from those early days of trade up to independence and the Revolution that removed the Arab ruling class in 1964. |
Contents
The flourishing years | |
The loss of independence | |
British rule in Zanzibar 18901914 | |
The downfall of the Arab State of Zanzibar | |
Notes | |
Bibliographical essay | |
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Abd al Aziz Abushiri accepted administration agricultural American annual Arab and African Arab ruler arrival Bagamoyo Barghash began bin Sultan Bombay Britain British BuSaidi cent century clove clove industry clove trees coastal colonial commercial continuing crop Dar es Salaam decision despite domination dominions East Africa East African coast economic Euan Smith European exports foreign French German groups growers Hadimu Hardinge harvest important increasing Indian National Association Indian Ocean indigenous individuals inhabitants islands Jairam Khalid Khalifa Kilwa Kirk labour Lake Malawi leaders London mainland Majid Mathews Mazrui merchants missionary Mombasa Muscat Muslim negotiations Nyamwezi officials owners Pangani plantations policies political population Portal ports Portuguese position possessed recognized regions remained Report resident revenues Rigby rival ruler of Zanzibar Salisbury schools Shirazi slave trade slavery sultan Swahili Thuwayni Tippu Tip treaty Uman Umani Unyanyembe workers Zanzibar and Pemba Zanzibar Archives Zanzibar city