Afryka

No. 45 (2017): Afryka
Artykuły

Arab Clove Plantations on Zanzibar and Pemba in the 19th Century: Social and Cultural Conditions

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  • Sebastian Żbik
Sebastian Żbik
Wydział Historyczny, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa, Polska

Published 2017-04-01

Keywords

  • plantation,
  • Zanzibar,
  • Pemba,
  • 19th century,
  • Oman,
  • Arabs,
  • cloves,
  • slavery,
  • Africa,
  • economy,
  • social change,
  • Indians,
  • Swahilis,
  • Great Britain,
  • abolitionism
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Abstract

The article analyses the Arab clove plantations on the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba in the nineteenth century. The aim of this analysis is to show the functioning of a non-European model of plantations using slave labour. The author presents the organisation of work on the clove cultivation and characterises the owners and the workforce. He describes not only changes that affected this system in the nineteenth century, but also indicates the extent to which the plantations themselves contributed to the social and economic transition of the islands. The Arab model of plantation is shown compared to the similar systems in the Americas, highlighting common features of this institution as well as its unique elements on Zanzibar and Pemba.

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