Akbar Keshodkar

Tourism and Social Change in Post-Socialist Zanzibar

Struggles for Identity, Movement, and Civilization

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9781498525251
• ISBN-10: 1498525253
• Artikelnr.: 42997414

Autorenporträt

Akbar Keshodkar is assistant professor of anthropology at Moravian College, in Bethlehem, PA. His research interests include movement of identities in Muslim communities across the western Indian Ocean.

Inhaltsangabe

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