African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania - Between the Village and the World

This is the first major historical study of Tanzania's socialist experiment: the ujamaa villagization initiative of 1967-75.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A postcolonial project in the Cold War world; 2. Militants, mothers, and the national family; 3. Uneven development and the region; 4. Remembering villagization; Conclusion.

About the author

Priya Lal is an Assistant Professor of History at Boston College, Massachusetts. Her work has been published in the Journal of African History, Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, and Humanity.

Summary

This book tells the story of Tanzania's socialist experiment: the ujamaa villagization initiative of 1967-75. It investigates how Tanzanian leaders and rural people creatively conceptualized ujamaa and documents how villagization unfolded on the ground, refining prevailing theories of national development and expanding our understanding of postcolonial Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Priya Lal, Priya (Boston College Lal, Lal Priya
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107507005
• ISBN: 978-1-107-50700-5
• No. of pages: 281
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Political science & theory, economic growth, African History, Political science and theory, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies