UID:
almafu_9960989290802883
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 284 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78204-296-2
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1-78204-295-4
Content:
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-1999), the first President of Tanzania, was a man whose political life was uniquely and inextricably bound into the history of the nation he created. Yet, though 'Baba wa Taifa', Father of the Nation, there is still no adequate biography. This book presents the first truly rounded portrait of Nyerere's early life, from his birth in 1922 until his graduation from Edinburgh in 1952, helping us to see his later political achievements in a new light. It was after returning to Tanganyika that 'Mwalimu' (the teacher) formally entered politics, and led efforts to deliver Tanganyika to independence. Drawing on interviews with his contemporaries, as wellas archival sources, including his letters as a student and files that the colonial authorities kept on him, this revelatory and engaging account allows us to see Nyerere afresh. It also brings a new perspective on how the scholarship that Nyerere engaged with as a young man in Scotland influenced his ideas of the uhuru movement against colonial rule and, later, the ujamaa policy of African socialism that so defined his leadership of an independent Tanzania.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Feb 2023).
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Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; List of Photographs, Figures & Maps; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; A Note on Nomenclature; Introduction; 1 Butiama: The Abandoned Place; 2 Musoma & Tabora: Kambarage, Spirit of the Rain; 3 Makerere: Becoming Julius; 4 Return to Tabora: African Associations; 5 Scotland: Great Conceptions; 6 Edinburgh & Uhuru: Politics, Philosophy & Economics; 7 Edinburgh & Ujamaa: History & Anthropology; 8 London & Pugu: Teaching & Politics; 9 The Early Years: Legacy & Reappraisal; Select Biographies, Bibliography & Sources; Notes; Index; Copyright
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84701-150-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84701-090-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781782042952
