Pan-Africanism or pragmatism? : lessons of the Tanganyika-Zanzibar union /

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-aggr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shivji, Issa G.
Corporate Author: Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers ; Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), ©2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=410976
Table of 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.