1.
Greenfield-Liebst, Michelle
Labour and Christianity in the Missions: African Workers in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, 1864-1926. Book
2021.
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2.
Greenfield-Liebst, Michelle
Sin, Slave Status and the City in Zanzibar, 1864-c.1930 Journal Article
In: African Studies Review, vol. 60, pp. 139-60, 2017.
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Missionaries believed that being an ex-slave or descendant of ex-slave went hand with urbanity and moral contagion. As far as the ex-slaves were concerned, the growing commercial centre of Zanzibar, and the coastal cultures it was associated with, were not only enticing, but crucial to social and economic mobility. Thus, though livelihoods could be found at the mission, young and able workers looked to the town to increase their chances of survival.
3.
Greenfield-Liebst, Michelle
African Workers and the Universities‘ Mission to Central Africa in Zanzibar, 1864–1900 Journal Article
In: Journal of Eastern African Studies, vol. 8, iss. 3, pp. 366-381, 2014.
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issue = {3},
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abstract = {This article explores the connections between African workers and Christian missions in late nineteenth-century Zanzibar. The main finding is that missionaries found themselves hiring slaves in order to build their cathedral, which is ironically a symbol of abolition.
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This article explores the connections between African workers and Christian missions in late nineteenth-century Zanzibar. The main finding is that missionaries found themselves hiring slaves in order to build their cathedral, which is ironically a symbol of abolition.
2021
Greenfield-Liebst, Michelle
Labour and Christianity in the Missions: African Workers in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, 1864-1926. Book
2021.
Abstract | Tags: 19th century, 20th century, africa, christianity, religion, slavery, Tanganjika, Zanzibar
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title = {Labour and Christianity in the Missions: African Workers in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, 1864-1926.},
author = {Michelle Greenfield-Liebst},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
urldate = {2021-01-01},
abstract = {The findings expose how missionaries, as some of earliest examples of Europeans who tried to control African labour, supported and undermined certain livelihood trajectories. Despite the abolition of slavery in 1897 in Zanzibar and the fact that the UMCA was closely linked with the anti-slavery movement, ex-slaves continued to struggle with their social status.
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The findings expose how missionaries, as some of earliest examples of Europeans who tried to control African labour, supported and undermined certain livelihood trajectories. Despite the abolition of slavery in 1897 in Zanzibar and the fact that the UMCA was closely linked with the anti-slavery movement, ex-slaves continued to struggle with their social status.
2017
Greenfield-Liebst, Michelle
Sin, Slave Status and the City in Zanzibar, 1864-c.1930 Journal Article
In: African Studies Review, vol. 60, pp. 139-60, 2017.
Abstract | Tags: 19th century, 20th century, africa, christianity, slavery, Zanzibar
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title = {Sin, Slave Status and the City in Zanzibar, 1864-c.1930},
author = {Michelle Greenfield-Liebst},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
journal = {African Studies Review},
volume = {60},
pages = {139-60},
abstract = {Missionaries believed that being an ex-slave or descendant of ex-slave went hand with urbanity and moral contagion. As far as the ex-slaves were concerned, the growing commercial centre of Zanzibar, and the coastal cultures it was associated with, were not only enticing, but crucial to social and economic mobility. Thus, though livelihoods could be found at the mission, young and able workers looked to the town to increase their chances of survival.
},
keywords = {19th century, 20th century, africa, christianity, slavery, Zanzibar},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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Missionaries believed that being an ex-slave or descendant of ex-slave went hand with urbanity and moral contagion. As far as the ex-slaves were concerned, the growing commercial centre of Zanzibar, and the coastal cultures it was associated with, were not only enticing, but crucial to social and economic mobility. Thus, though livelihoods could be found at the mission, young and able workers looked to the town to increase their chances of survival.
2014
Greenfield-Liebst, Michelle
African Workers and the Universities‘ Mission to Central Africa in Zanzibar, 1864–1900 Journal Article
In: Journal of Eastern African Studies, vol. 8, iss. 3, pp. 366-381, 2014.
Abstract | Tags: 19th century, africa, christianity, slavery, Zanzibar
@article{nokey,
title = {African Workers and the Universities‘ Mission to Central Africa in Zanzibar, 1864–1900},
author = {Michelle Greenfield-Liebst },
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Eastern African Studies},
volume = {8},
issue = {3},
pages = {366-381},
abstract = {This article explores the connections between African workers and Christian missions in late nineteenth-century Zanzibar. The main finding is that missionaries found themselves hiring slaves in order to build their cathedral, which is ironically a symbol of abolition.
},
keywords = {19th century, africa, christianity, slavery, Zanzibar},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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This article explores the connections between African workers and Christian missions in late nineteenth-century Zanzibar. The main finding is that missionaries found themselves hiring slaves in order to build their cathedral, which is ironically a symbol of abolition.