Culture, Transnationalism, and Civil Society - Aga Khan Social Service Initiatives in Tanzania

List of contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Transnationalism, Culture and Civil Society
The State and Society in Africa
Transnationalism and Civil Society
Culture, Identity, and Civil Society
Health Care, Education, and the Asians in Tanzania
The Early Years of Asian Settlement
The German Colonial Period
The British Colonial Period
The Independence Period
The Ismailis in Tanzania
The Ismaili Experience: A Historical Overview
Ismaili Organization: A Transnational Corporation?
Ismaili Health-Care Initiatives
Aga Khan Health Services in East Africa
Aga Khan Health-Care Centers
Ismaili Education Initiatives
Aga Khan Education Services in East Africa
Aga Khan Nursery Schools
Early Childhood Education
The Aga Khan Primary School
The Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School
AKES, T and the Tanzanian State
Culture and Civil Society in an International Context
Culture, Identity, and Civil Society
Transnationalism and Civil Society
State/Society Relations in Africa
Appendix
Glossary of Foreign Terms
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Paul J. Kaiser is assistant professor of political science at Mississippi State University. He holds a PhD from Indiana University.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Kaiser, Paul J. Kaiser
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.1996
• EAN: 9780275955281
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95528-1
• No. of pages: 152
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, Tanzania, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Jewish Studies, Development Studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics