History of Indians in Zanzibar from the 1870s to 1963 / / Saada Wahab

• Autore: Wahab Saada
• Pubblicazione: Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 970.1
• Soggetto topico: Indians
• Nota di contenuto: List ofAbbreviations11 -- Acknowledgements.13 -- 1 Introduction17 -- 1.1 Historical Background ofthe Present Research20 -- 1.2 Statement ofthe Problem and Justification oftheResearch Topic. 30 -- 1.3 Research Objectives 31 -- 1.4 Literature Review. 32 -- 1.4.1 Contributing Factors for Indian Migration32 -- 1.4.2 The Diversity ofthe Indian Communities in Zanzibar33 -- 1.4.3 Indian Education in Zanzibar 34 -- 1.4.4 Indian Economic Status under British Colonial Rule in Zanzibar 34 -- 1.4.5 The Role ofIndians in the Political History ofZanzibar.36 -- 1.5 Theoretical Framework 37 -- 1.6 Research Methodology. 38 -- 1.6.1 Archival Research. 40 -- 1.6.2 The Interview Method. 41 -- 1.7 The Structure ofthe Dissertation43 -- 2 The Historical Background: Diversity ofthe Indian Diaspora in Zanzibar.45 -- 2.1 Introduction. 45 -- 2.2 The Indian Communities in Zanzibar.46 -- 2.2.1 The Hindu Communities.46 -- 2.2.2 The Muslim Communities.51 -- 2.2.3 The Christian Community.58 -- 2.3 The Diversity ofIndian Migration Narratives in Zanzibar 60 -- 2.3.2 The Muslims' Migration Narratives.63 -- 2.3.3 The Goans' Migration Narratives 65 -- 2.4 Conclusion 67 -- 3 The Development ofthe Indian Communities in Zanzibar, 1800-1963. 69 -- 3.1 Introduction. 69 -- 3.2 Push and Pull Factors. 71 -- 3.2.1 Physical (Environmental) Conditions.71 -- 3.2.2 Economic Conditions 73 -- 3.2.3 Political Factors83 -- 3.3 Conclusion.90 -- 4 Indian Education in Zanzibar, 1870-1963 91 -- 4.1 Introduction. 91 -- 4.2 Historical Background to the Development ofEducational Activities -- in Zanzibar93 -- 4.2.1 The Development ofNon-Secular Education in Zanzibar.94 -- 4.2.2 History of Secular Education. 95 -- 4.3 The Formation ofIndian Schools98 -- 4.3.1 Background for the Establishment ofIndian Schools98 -- 4.3.2 Denominational and Non-Denominational Indian Schools.102 -- 4.4 Teaching Staff at Indian Schools 120 -- 4.5 Conclusion.125 -- 5 The British Economic Legislation and Indian Interests, 1890-1938.127 -- 5.1 Introduction. 127 -- 5.2 The Economy ofZanzibar and Arab Debt and Bankruptcy, 1890 to 1920s129 -- 5.3 British Economic Measures in Zanzibar and Indian Interests in the 1930s 135 -- 5.3.1 The Alienation ofLand (Restriction Land Evidence) Decree, 1934 138 -- 5.3.2 The Moneylenders' (Amendment) Decree of 1934 139 -- 5.3.3 The Clove Legislation. 140 -- 5.4 The Aftermath ofthe Decrees 143 -- 5.4.1 Indian Resistance to the Economic Legislation of 1934.145 -- 5.4.2 The Zanzibar Clove Strike of 1937-1938. 151 -- 5.4.3 The Clove Boycott of 1937-1938. 152 -- 5.5 The End ofthe Clove Decree Crisis in Zanzibar in 1938. 153 -- 5.6 Conclusion.155 -- 6 Indians in Zanzibar's Politics, 1940s-1963.157 -- 6.1 Introduction. 157 -- 6.2 Background ofthe Racial Associations in Zanzibar. 159 -- 6.3 The Indian Associations. 161 -- 6.3.1 The Indian National Association (INA). 161 -- 6.3.2 The Muslim Association (MA). 163 -- 6.3.3 Efforts to Form an Asian Association in Zanzibar164 -- 6.4 Indians in the Zama za Siasa From the 1950s to 1963. 165 -- 6.4.1 The Winds ofConstitutional Change. 165 -- 6.4.2 The July 1957 Election and its Aftermath.168 -- 6.4.3 The Constitutional Commission ofthe Early 1960s171 -- 6.5 The Elections of 1961 and 1963172 -- 6.6 Conclusion 175 -- 7 Conclusion 177 -- 7.1 Suggestions for Further Research.183 -- 7.1.1 Indian Traders in Zanzibar Between the 1940s and 1963.183 -- 7.1.2 A Holistic Study ofthe Indians after Independence.183 -- 8 Bibliography. 185 -- 8.1 Oral Collections 185 -- 8.2 Archival Materials.186 -- 8.2.1 Zanzibar National Archive (ZNA) Material.186 -- 8.2.2 Newspapers at the Zanzibar National Archive187 -- 8.2.3 British Public Record Office (PRO) (now the National Archives -- ofthe United Kingdom) Materials188 -- 8.2.4 The United Nations Online Archive (UNOA) Materials .188 -- 8.3 Secondary Sources and Published Primary Sources. 188.
• Sommario/riassunto: This research examines the social, political and economic history of Indians in Zanzibar in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, specifically between 1870s and 1963. Based on evidence collected from oral interviews and written archival documents, this research work argues that, the Indian migration history in Zanzibar, during this period, was impacted by their religious diversity, economic factors and social factors, as well as the British colonial interest. This research analysis yielded a number of the following key findings: First, there were heterogeneous migration patterns among the Indian migrants in East Africa, influenced by various factors including religion, caste, and the historical contexts in which particular migrants arrived. Second, numerous different social, physical, economic and political processes in India and East Africa motivated Indians to leave their homeland and form a migration community in Zanzibar from 1800 to 1963. Third, the desire to pass on their religion, traditions and customs to their descendants was a significant motivation for Indians to open their own private schools in Zanzibar. Fourth, the change of administration in 1890 had a major impact on the Indians in Zanzibar, especially investors who had already invested heavily in the local economy. Finally, despite their minority status compared to other communities such as Africans and Arabs, Indians participated in the politics of Zanzibar that led towards independence.
• Titolo autorizzato: History of Indians in Zanzibar from the 1870s to 1963
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910639979503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Göttingen series in social and cultural anthropology.