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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Published in:International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 209 - 231
Main Author: Becker, Felicitas
Format: Article
Published: Trustees of Boston University, acting through its African Studies Center 2015
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        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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          Africa
          Swahili-speaking women
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          Coasts
          Social status
          Slavery
          Freedmen
          Colonial Africa
          Twentieth century
          History
          Social history
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