Building a Peaceful Nation - Julius Nyerere and the Establishment of Sovereignty in Tanzania, 1960-1964

A compelling account of the establishment of Tanzania's stable and ambitious government in the face of external threats and internal turmoil.

List of contents

Introduction
The Education of Julius Nyerere
Contemplating the Postcolony
Independence and the Fear of Division
The Invention of Ujamaa
The Origins of Villagization
The 1964 Army Mutiny
The National Youth Service
A Realist Foreign Policy
The Cold War and the Union Treaty
Contending with International Intrigue
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Paul Bjerk

Product details

• Authors: Paul Bjerk
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2015
• EAN: 9781580465052
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-505-2
• No. of pages: 390
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 236 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 685 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African H; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Musik, Afrikanische Geschichte, Politik und Staat, MUSIC / General, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit, Postkolonialismus, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Music / Songbooks, HISTORY / Africa / East