Tourism and Social Change in Post-Socialist Zanzibar

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 globalization, secularism, and mass consumption.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
 
1 Introduction: Conceptualizing Movement and Identity in Zanzibar
 
2 Historical Articulations of Being Zanzibari: Negotiating Religion, Ethnicity, Race and Civilization
 
3 Movements in Post-Socialist Zanzibar: Identity Politics in the Era of Tourism
 
4 Moving Through the Tourism Landscape: The Struggle for Work and Pursuit of Prosperity
 
5 Contesting Models of Modernity: New Landscapes of Consumption, Mobility and Islam
 
6 Movement of Haya and Heshima: Emerging Discourses of Gender, Dress and Intimacy
 
7 The Role of Kinship: Movement in Family Relations and Marriage Strategies
 
8 Conclusion: The Struggle for Civilization
 
Glossary
 
Bibliography
 
Index
 
About the Author
 

About the author

By Akbar Keshodkar

Product details

• Authors: Akbar Keshodkar, Keshodkar Akbar
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2015
• EAN: 9781498525251
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2525-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social groups, Human Geography, Physical anthropology, Social groups, communities and identities