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Gilbert begins his study . 860, by which time the dhow trade had long been a staple of Zanzibari life.

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Start by marking Dhows Colonial Economy In Zanzibar: 1860-1970 as Want to Read . Erik Gilbert compares the resilience of the dhow economy, with its ingenious "The dhow and the steamship symbolised the struggle for control of Zanzibar's economy

Start by marking Dhows Colonial Economy In Zanzibar: 1860-1970 as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. Erik Gilbert compares the resilience of the dhow economy, with its ingenious "The dhow and the steamship symbolised the struggle for control of Zanzibar's economy. The dhows were the craft which carried the triangular trade on seasonal winds between Arabia, East Africa and India. The colonial government saw dhows as a threat to their wish to modernise Zanzibar's economy.

Dhows and the regional trade they fostered allowed a class of indigenous entrepreneurs to thrive in Zanzibar. These entrepreneurs, whose economic interests stretched across continents and colonial boundaries, were able to thwart or shape many of the colonial state's pet projects.

Using primarily archival evidence, Gilbert offers the dhow trade as a "window on the colonial attempt to modernize and . After a brief introduction, Chapter 2, "The Dhow Trade in Nineteenthcentury Zanzibar," chronicles the rise of Zanzibar as a commercial center.

Using primarily archival evidence, Gilbert offers the dhow trade as a "window on the colonial attempt to modernize and control the economies of East Africa" (p. 2). From the perspective of British authorities, the dhow symbolized a backward attachment to the past. By contrast, steam ships, cargo-loading port machinery, and bureaucratic regulations epitomized modernity.

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