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Female Seclusion in the Aftermath of Slavery on the Southern Swahili Coast: Transformations of Slavery in Unexpected Places.

The article discusses the practice of temporary female seclusion on the southern Swahili Coast in colonial East Africa during Interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s, including the impact of slavery on this practice. An overview of the social status of ex-slaves on the Swahili Coast, including the st...

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Publicado en:International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 209 - 231
Autor principal: Becker, Felicitas
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Trustees of Boston University, acting through its African Studies Center 2015
Materias:
Swahili-speaking women
Social conditions of women
Solitude
Coasts
Social status
Slavery
Freedmen
Colonial Africa
Twentieth century
History
Social history
East Africa
Africa
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Sumario:The article discusses the practice of temporary female seclusion on the southern Swahili Coast in colonial East Africa during Interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s, including the impact of slavery on this practice. An overview of the social status of ex-slaves on the Swahili Coast, including the stigma attached to formerly being a slave, is provided.