Exchange Values: Commodities, Colonialism, and Identity on Nineteenth Century Zanzibar

摘要: Zanzibar during the nineteenth century was under colonial rule of Gulf state Oman. This a period which economy became increasingly engaged in global capitalism, through caravan trade ivory and slaves funneled entrepot Zanzibar, also development plantation agriculture to grow spice cloves. Archeological evidence mass produced ceramic use on these plantations forms basis for multiscalar analysis place commodity exchanges shifting social structure century. A commodity-chain is utilized order follow imported ceramics – mostly brightly painted sponge printed bowls their cycles production, exchanges, use. Ceramics are shown have been an important part material relations reciprocal obligation between residents (including both owners enslaved laborers), perceived differences Indian traders creation Others far off lands factory workers Europe as they made vessels. Overall, chapter aims show multifaceted nature flow commodities valence understandings identities structuring interpersonal this setting.