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

Notions Of Ustaarabu, A Word Expressing ?civilization,? And Questions Of Identities In Zanzibar Have Historically Been Shaped By The Development Of Islam And Association With Littoral Societies Around The Indian Ocean. The 1964 Revolution Marked A Break In That History And Imposed New Notions Of African Civilization And Belonging In Zanzibar. The Revolutionary State Subsequently Introduced Tourism And The Market Economy To Maintain Its Hegemony Over Zanzibar. In Light Of These Developments, And With Locals Facing Growing Socio-economic Marginalization And Political Uncertainty, Tourism And Social Change In Post-socialist Zanzibar: Struggles For Identity, Movement, And Civilization Examines How Zanzibaris Are Struggling To Move Through The Local Landscape In The Post-socialist Era And Articulate Their Ideas Of Belonging In Zanzibar. This Book Further Investigates How Movements Of Zanzibaris Within The Emerging And Contending Social Discourses Are Reconstituting Meanings For Conceptualizing Ustaarabu To Define Their Roots In Zanzibar. 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. Akbar Keshodkar. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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