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1 online resource (xvi, 279 pages) |
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text file |
| Note |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 March 2015). |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-268) and index. |
| Summary |
"After the abolition of slavery in 1897, Islamic courts in Zanzibar (East Africa) became central institutions where former slaves negotiated socio-economic participation. By using difficult-to-read Islamic court records in Arabic, Elke Stockreiter reassesses the workings of these courts as well as gender and social relations in Zanzibar Town during British colonial rule (1890-1963). She shows how Muslim judges maintained their autonomy within the sphere of family law and describes how these judges helped advance the rights of women, ex-slaves and other marginalised groups. As was common in other parts of the Muslim world, women usually had to buy their divorce. Thus, Muslim judges played important roles as litigants, moving up the social hierarchy, with ethnicisation increasingly influencing all factors. Drawing upon these previously unexplored sources, this study investigates how Muslim judges both mediated and generated discourses of inclusion and exclusion based on social status rather than gender"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Börngen, ... |
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Sansibar. |
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Women's rights -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- History -- 19th century.
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Women's rights. |
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Tanzania -- Zanzibar. |
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History. |
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19th century |
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Women's rights -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Civil rights -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- History.
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Civil rights. |
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Justice, Administration of (Islamic law) -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- History.
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Islamic law -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- History.
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Women -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- Social conditions.
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Justice, Administration of (Islamic law) |
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Islamic law. |
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Minorities -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- Social conditions.
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Minorities. |
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Zanzibar -- History -- 1890-1964.
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Women. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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Social conditions. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
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Minorities -- Social conditions. |
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Women -- Social conditions. |
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1800-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Stockreiter, Elke. Islamic law, gender, and social change in post-abolition Zanzibar 9781107048416 (DLC) 2014034104 (OCoLC)893668842 |
| ISBN |
9781107261440 (electronic book) |
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1107261449 (electronic book) |
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9781316247785 (electronic book) |
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1316247783 (electronic book) |
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9781107048416 (hardback) |
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9781107640931 (paperback) |
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