Tourism and Social Change in Post-Socialist Zanzibar: Struggles for Identity, Movement, and Civilization

by Akbar Keshodkar

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498525253
• ISBN13: 9781498525251
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"