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1 online resource (xx, 313 pages) |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Race, class and politics on the eve of the Revolution -- The Revolution -- The Union -- Nyerere's interim constitution and Karume's extra-constitutionality -- Nyerere's vision and Jumbe's consolidation : the birth of a permanent constitution -- Constitutional opening and closure : Jumbe's downfall (1979-1985) -- Conclusion : lessons for Pan-Africanism |
| Summary |
The Pan-Africanist debate is back on the historical agenda. The stresses and strains in the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar since its formation some forty years ago are not showing any sign of abating. Meanwhile, imperialism under new forms and labels continues to bedevil the continent in ever-aggressive, if subtle, ways. The political federation of East Africa, which was one of the main spin-offs of the Pan-Africanism of the nationalist period, is reappearing on the political stage, albeit in a distorted form of regional integration. It is in this context that the present study is situated. Backgrounding the major dramas of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar this book studies the personalities involved and their politics, and includes an account of the Dodoma CCM conference that toppled President Jumbe. It is also a detailed legal analysis of the union incorporating powerful new material |
| Analysis |
African Studies |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Pan-Africanism.
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Tanzania.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- East.
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Pan-Africanism
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Tanzania -- Politics and government -- 1964- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85132382
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Zanzibar -- Politics and government -- 1964- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149654
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Tanzania
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Tanzania -- Zanzibar
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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| LC no. |
2008347570 |
| ISBN |
9789987081059 |
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9987081053 |
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