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Historical Archaeologies of Nineteenth-Century Colonial Tanzania: A comparative study
Daniel Rhodes
By conducting a study of archaeology and the built environment within an East African context, this monograph aims to actively promote the conservation of culturally important and endangered environments, and to use archaeology to address fundamental questions of identity within the process of colonialism in East Africa in the nineteenth century. Through a comparison of material remains the study places an emphasis upon Tanzania with comparative analyses drawn from Kenya and in so doing it is proposed that methods of colonial subjugation through landscape and seascape use can be better understood. The work aims to offer an essential insight into the origins of contemporary East African identities and address questions of ideological intent versus practice on the part of colonial powers. By concentrating primarily upon the Tanzanian towns of Tanga, Pangani, Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam, Chole, Kilwa Kivinje and comparing these to the Kenyan town of Mombasa it is intended that a better understanding of the nineteenth-century colonial experience and its legacy can be achieved. The research adopts a landscape approach, which takes as its lead the interaction between humans and the non-human environment, as well as assessing the development of architecture and town morphology. The study furthers the development of archaeology within the maritime sphere by approaching the physical remains of maritime peoples with regard to their position in the wider landscape and seascape. It also addresses the implications of colonial involvements in the activities of indigenous peoples and the global implications of trade and development of East African states and identities. From a theoretical perspective this research develops further the growing awareness of the important relationship between those periods and practices considered ‘historical’ and those ‘archaeological’. By embracing the multivocality of both and looking more deeply at the context and environment in which different sources are manufactured, the project not only develops further understandings of the East African colonial periods but also adds to the growing development of interdisciplinerary archaeo-historic research.
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Cover Page
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Copyright Page
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Table of Content
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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1.1 Introduction to Research Concept
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1.2 Research Objectives
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1.3 Definition of the Study Area and Environmental Setting
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1.4 Methodology
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1.5 Previous Archaeological Work in the Study Area
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1.6 Related Issues and Researches
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1.7 Sources
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1.8 Summary
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Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework
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2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Historical Archaeology
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2.3 Landscape and Space
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2.4 Ports
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2.5 Sea Transport
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2.6 Capitalism and Marxism
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2.7 World-Systems
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2.8 Power and Identity
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2.9 Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
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2.10 Africanist Identities
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2.11 Nationalism
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2.12 Summary
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Chapter 3: Historic Narratives of the Indian Ocean
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3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Historic Narratives of the East African Region
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3.3 Summary
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Chapter 4: Archaeological Context
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4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Waterfronts
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4.3 Management and Trade Centres.
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4.4 Markets Prior to the Colonial Era.
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4.5 Residential Areas.
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4.6 Summary
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Chapter 5: Colonial Waterfronts of Coastal Tanzania
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5.1 Introduction
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5.2 Tanga
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5.3 Pangani
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5.4 Bagamoyo
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5.5 Unguja
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5.6 Dar es Salaam
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5.7 Chole
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5.8 Kilwa Kivinje
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5.9 Summary
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Chapter 6: Colonial Urban Historical Archaeologies of Coastal Tanzania
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6.1 Introduction
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6.2 Management and Trade
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6.3 Bomas
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6.4 Colonial Residential Areas.
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6.5 Terrestrial Communication
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6.6 Defence
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6.7 Monuments and Burials
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6.8 Summary
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Chapter 7: Colonial Urban Historical Archaeologies of Coastal Kenya
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7.1 Introduction
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7.2 Mombasa’s Pre-Colonial Waterfront
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7.3 Mombasa’s Waterfront
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7.4 Management and Trade
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7.5 Indian District
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7.6 Colonial Residential Areas
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7.7 Terrestrial Communication
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7.8 Defence
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7.9 Monuments and Burials
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7.10 Summary
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Chapter 8: Discussion
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8.1 Introduction
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8.2 Historical Archaeology
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8.3 Landscape and Space
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8.4 Ports and Sea Transport
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8.5 Capitalism and Marxism
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8.6 World-Systems
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8.7 Power and Identity
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8.8 Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
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8.9 Identities, Nationalism and Colonialisms Legacy
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8.10 Summary
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Chapter 9: Conclusion
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9.1 Overview
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9.2 Future Research Avenues
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9.3 Concluding Statement
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Appendix A: Historic Text Referred to in Chapter 2
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Appendix B: Historic Text Referred to in Section 3.7
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Appendix C: Historic Text Referred to in Section 3.8
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Appendix D: Images Referred to in Chapter 4
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Appendix E: Images Referred to in Chapter 5
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Appendix F: Historic Text and Plans Referred to in Section 6.2
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Appendix G: Population Figures Referred to in Section 6.2
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Appendix H: Images Referred to in Chapter 6
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Appendix I: Images Referred to in Chapter 7
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Appendix J: Site Gazetteer
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Bibliography
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Published: 2010
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407306360 (paperback)
- 9781407336091 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2075