Capitalism and Cloves: An Archaeology of Plantation Life on Nineteenth-Century Zanzibar

In nineteenth century Zanzibar, clove plantations were established by Omani Arab colonial rulers. This work explores themes of capitalism, colonialism, plantation agriculture, African diaspora communities, gender identities, as well as Islamic studies.

Author: Sarah K. Croucher
Publisher: Springer
Published: 10/30/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781441984708

About the Author

Sarah K. Croucher is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University. Her research broadly explores nineteenth-century African Diaspora contexts, largely through the study of East Africa. She is interested in questions of identity and power, and theoretical debates in historical archaeology. Her current research is based in Middletown, Connecticut, where she directs a community archaeology project examining the Beman Triangle, a mid-nineteenth century free African American community associated with the AME Zion Church where she is examining racialized, gendered, and community identities in relation to the neighborhood landscape.