Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Abbreviations ix
5. Note on Language and Glossary xi
6. Acknowledgements xiii
7. Introduction: Rethinking Missions as Places of Work 1
8. 1 Missionary Authority in Late Precolonial Magila, 1867–87 33
9. 2 Building the Slave Market Church in Zanzibar, 1864–1900 75
10. 3 Slave Status and the Mission Boys’ School in Zanzibar, 1864–c.1930 101
11. 4 Raising ‘Mbweni Girls’ in Zanzibar, 1864–c.1926 127
12. 5 Domestic Service in Magila and Zanzibar, 1864–c.1930 147
13. Conclusion 183
14. Appendix 1: Chronology of UMCA Founding 191
15. Appendix 2: General Chronology for Zanzibar and Magila 192
16. Appendix 3: African Power-brokers and the Mission Elite 192
17. Appendix 4: Bishops of the UMCA 193
18. Appendix 5: Other Significant UMCA Missionaries 193
19. Bibliography 195
20. Index 219