Marriage as the means to preserve 'asian-ness': The post-revolutionary experience of the Asians of Zanzibar
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Publication Date
4-1-2010
Abstract
The question of identity, shaped by issues of race and ethnicity, is paramount in the multi-cultural ethnic landscape of Zanzibar. This article examines how the present-day Asian community of Zanzibar, decimated by the 1964 Revolution, when an African insurgence overthrew the islands' Arab rule and expelled the majority of Arabs and Asians, survived in Zanzibar in the years following the Revolution and how, through demarcating communal boundaries and exercising specific marriage strategies, it has managed to maintain its distinct Asian identity. The article is based on anthropological fieldwork in Zanzibar. © The Author(s) 2010.
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ISSN
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Volume
45
Issue
2
First Page
226
Last Page
240
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Asians (Indians), Identity, Jat, Marriage, Revolution, Zanzibar
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Recommended Citation
Keshodkar, Akbar, "Marriage as the means to preserve 'asian-ness': The post-revolutionary experience of the Asians of Zanzibar" (2010). All Works. 2337.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2337
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yes
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no