Revolutionary state-making in Dar es Salaam : : African liberation and the Global Cold War, 1961-1974 / / George Roberts.
Tracing Dar es Salaam's rise and fall as an epicentre of Third World revolution, George Roberts explores the connections between the global Cold War, African liberation struggles, and Tanzania's efforts to build a socialist state. Instead of understanding decolonisation through a national...
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Superior document: | African studies series |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022. |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Edition: | First edition. |
Language: | English |
Series: | African studies series.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 329 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
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Summary: | Tracing Dar es Salaam's rise and fall as an epicentre of Third World revolution, George Roberts explores the connections between the global Cold War, African liberation struggles, and Tanzania's efforts to build a socialist state. Instead of understanding decolonisation through a national lens, he locates the intersection of these dynamics in a globally-connected city in East Africa. Revolutionary State-Making in Dar es Salaam introduces a vibrant cast of politicians, guerrilla leaders, diplomats, journalists, and intellectuals whose trajectories collided in the city. In its cosmopolitan and rumour-filled hotel bars, embassy receptions, and newspaper offices, they grappled with challenges of remaking a world after empire. Yet Dar es Salaam's role on the frontline of the African revolution and its provocative stance towards global geopolitics came at considerable cost. Roberts explains how Tanzania's strident anti-imperialism ultimately drove an authoritarian turn in its socialist project and tighter control over the city's public sphere. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1009281607 100928164X 1009281623 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | George Roberts. |