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Slavery and Emancipation in Islamic East Africa - From Honor to Respectability (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R1,645
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Slavery and Emancipation in Islamic East Africa - From Honor to Respectability (Hardcover, New): Elisabeth McMahon

Slavery and Emancipation in Islamic East Africa - From Honor to Respectability (Hardcover, New)

Elisabeth McMahon

Series: African Studies

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Examining the process of abolition on the island of Pemba off the East African coast in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book demonstrates the links between emancipation and the redefinition of honour among all classes of people on the island. By examining the social vulnerability of ex-slaves and the former slave-owning elite caused by the abolition order of 1897, this study argues that moments of resistance on Pemba reflected an effort to mitigate vulnerability rather than resist the hegemonic power of elites or the colonial state. As the meaning of the Swahili word heshima shifted from honour to respectability, individuals' reputations came under scrutiny and the Islamic kadhi and colonial courts became an integral location for interrogating reputations in the community. This study illustrates the ways in which former slaves used piety, reputation, gossip, education, kinship and witchcraft to negotiate the gap between emancipation and local notions of belonging.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: African Studies
Release date: April 2013
First published: April 2013
Authors: Elisabeth McMahon
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 293
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-02582-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation
Books > History > African history > General
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LSN: 1-107-02582-6
Barcode: 9781107025820

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