Relieved or Deceived? The Reception of the Egyptian Invasion of 1875–1876 in the Sultanate of Zanzibar and Its Subsequent Interpretations

Contenu

Titre

Relieved or Deceived? The Reception of the Egyptian Invasion of 1875–1876 in the Sultanate of Zanzibar and Its Subsequent Interpretations

Créateur

PaweŁczak, Marek

Résumé

This article examines the East African experience of the
1875–1876 Egyptian invasion of part of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
and its interpretation as preserved in written sources. The key
part of this article's argument addresses important questions posed
by global history, namely: what was the image of the modernizing
world from its peripheries? How was the information upon which it
was built spread, hierarchized, and interpreted?, The author analyzes the traces of the invasion left in
Zanzibar's later historical memory, which he compares with the
known facts concerning the course and reception of the Egyptian
actions. The article strives to embed the conclusions thus reached
in its diachronic analysis. It also uses explanatory models
(referred to as conspiracy theories) to understand the population's
political mood and its access to information about the
international situation. The initial premise for creating
conspiracy theories, the author argues, was the contradiction
between the image of Egypt as a strong Muslim state and a potential
anti-imperial ally, rooted in the minds of the Sultan of Zanzibar's
Muslim subjects and in the practices of the occupying forces.

Est une partie de

Journal of World History

Editeur

University of Hawai'i Press

Couverture spatiale

Honolulu

Date

2025

volume

36

numéro

4

pages

507-532

uri

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/5/article/984539

issn

1527-8050

Titre abrégé

Relieved or Deceived?

Langue

eng