{"product_id":"a-history-forgotten-a-revolution-misunderstood-von-inga-thiessen","title":"A History Forgotten, A Revolution Misunderstood","description":"\u003cp\u003eOmani colonialism: from the  Southern tip of the Somali coast all the way down to  Mozambique, Arabs ruled the coastline. This resulted  in the Swahili language for example, which is  linguistic proof of their former rule. But Western  interpretations of colonialism prove insufficient or  inconsiderate of the Omani case. Zanzibar has not  yet been discussed as a settler colony; however this  paper shows that in fact Zanzibar must be treated as  such. I examine the mechanisms behind expansion from  the Arabian Gulf down to Zanzibar, contrasting  them to European formal expansion into Africa. Also,  crucial distinctions are made in regard to race  relations, slavery, and metropole-periphery dynamics  from the Western variant of settler colonialism. The  Zanzibar Revolution of 1964, as the culmination of  anti-colonial sentiments, is shown as unique as well;  as the posit against the ¿Mau Maü revolt of Kenya  illustrates. This paper walks through the neglected  but vital aspects in which Omani rule in Zanzibar  was not colonialism in the common case, contrary to  popular perception. Omani rule was in fact a  different sort of colonialism ¿ forgotten by both  history and theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783843394208\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOmani-Arab Rule in Zanzibar Unveiled\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783843394208","offer_id":39470072922205,"sku":"9783843394208","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/6ac367ed-f45d-47ef-a7c6-a202374ebe09.jpg?v=1737612750","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/a-history-forgotten-a-revolution-misunderstood-von-inga-thiessen","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}