Tourism and Social Change in Post-Socialist Zanzibar

Tourism and Social Change in Post-Socialist Zanzibar examines how Zanzibaris are struggling to move through the local landscape in the post-socialist era dominated by tourism. Using the theoretical framework of movement this book highlights how Zanzibaris move and develop various dispositions to re-articulate their identities. This book also investigates how notions of ustaarabu a word expressing “civilization” in Zanzibar are being re-conceptualized and shaped by emerging forces of globalization secularism and mass consumption.<BR /><BR /><br/>