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Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar: Integration of an East African Commercial Empire into the World Economy, 1770-1873

Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar: Integration of an East African Commercial Empire into the World Economy, 1770-1873

Paperback

Series: Eastern African Studies

Business GeneralAfrican HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0821408720
ISBN13: 9780821408728
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: Sep 30 1987
Pages: 317
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.28 Depth: 8.51
Language: English

The rise of Zanzibar was based on two major economic transformations. Firstly slaves became used for producing cloves and grains for export. Previously the slaves themselves were exported.

Secondly, there was an increased international demand for luxuries such as ivory. At the same time the price of imported manufactured gods was falling. Zanzibar took advantage of its strategic position to trade as far as the Great Lakes.

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