Feasts and riot : revelry, rebellion, and popular consciousness on the Swahili Coast, 1856-1888

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Feasts and riot : revelry, rebellion, and popular consciousness on the Swahili Coast, 1856-1888

Jonathon Glassman

（Social history of Africa）

Heinemann , J. Currey , E.A.E.P. , Mkuki Na Nyota, c1995

  • : Heinemann : cloth
  • : Heinemann : pbk
  • : J. Currey : cloth
  • : J. Currey : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-282) and index

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Volume

: Heinemann : cloth ISBN 9780435089566

Description

In 1888 a handful of German adventurers bungled an attempt to conquer the Muslim towns of the East African coast. They were expelled almost immediately, but their intrusion sparked a political crisis that led to the collapse of all civil authority in the Swahili towns. Feasts and Riot traces the background to that crisis, using the events of 1888 as a window through which to examine the nature of class conflict and popular consciousness in precolonial Africa. Glassman shows how the contours of market penetration were shaped by local patterns of struggle, particularly struggle over the definition of community institutions. Deriving his approach from the writings of Gramsci, the author focuses on the ambiguity of popular rebellion. Lower class rebels were motivated neither by a distinct, class-based vision of society, nor by dedication to any traditional way of life. Instead, they expressed a rebellious interpretation of community ideals, ideals that they held in common with their soci
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: Heinemann : pbk ISBN 9780435089580

Description

In 1888 a handful of German adventurers bungled an attempt to conquer the Muslim towns of the East African coast. They were expelled almost immediately, but their intrusion sparked a political crisis that led to the collapse of all civil authority in the Swahili towns. Feasts and Riot traces the background to that crisis, using the events of 1888 as a window through which to examine the nature of class conflict and popular consciousness in precolonial Africa. Glassman shows how the contours of market penetration were shaped by local patterns of struggle, particularly struggle over the definition of community institutions. Deriving his approach from the writings of Gramsci, the author focuses on the ambiguity of popular rebellion. Lower class rebels were motivated neither by a distinct, class-based vision of society, nor by dedication to any traditional way of life. Instead, they expressed a rebellious interpretation of community ideals, ideals that they held in common with their soci
Volume

: J. Currey : pbk ISBN 9780852556160

Description

Examines what the history of working class Indians in Durban says about the nature of South African capitalism in the 20th century. This work, which draws on substantial interviews, is a study of economic history from below. It focuses on the cultural and social history of Indians in Durban, exploring such topics as: why did the Indian peasantry rise and decline like the African peasantry, but with a different chronology?; what was the economic logic of the Indian family and to what extent do new interests in the politics and economics of gender help us to understand that logic?; why did Indian workers become intensely militant and why did this militacy subside?; and, above all, what can this history tell us about the changing nature of South African capitalism? North America: Heinemann

Table of Contents

  • The passage from India - indentured immigrants come to Natal 1860-1911
  • heaven on earth in Springfield flats - the peasant option
  • the edge of town - Durban and the Indian working class 1900-30
  • "It is my work" - labour segmentation and militancy 1935-60
  • destroying communities - the impact of group areas 1950-80
  • insiders and outsiders - the working class of the Apartheid era 1960-90.
Volume

: J. Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852556665

Description

This work, which draws on substantial interviews, is a study of economic history from below . It focuses on the cultural and social history of Indians in Durban, exploring such topics as: why did the Indian peasantry rise and decline like the African peasantry, but with a different chronology?; what was the economic logic of the Indian family and to what extent do new interests in the politics and economics of gender help us to understand that logic?; whydid Indian workers become intensely militant andwhy did this military subside?; and, above all, what can this history tell us about the changing nature of South African capitalism in the 20th century? This concern underlies the whole book.

Table of Contents

  • The passage from India - indentured immigrants come to Natal 1860-1911
  • heaven on earth in Springfield flats - the peasant option
  • the edge of town - Durban and the Indian working class 1900-30
  • "It is my work" - labour segmentation and militancy 1935-60
  • destroying communities - the impact of group areas 1950-80
  • insiders and outsiders - the working class of the Apartheid era 1960-90.

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