With vision, hard-nosed judgment, and biting humor, Julius Nyerere confronted the challenges of nation building in modern Africa. Constructing Tanzania out of a controversial Cold War union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Nyerere emerged as one of independent Africa’s most influential leaders. He pursued his own brand of African socialism, called Ujamaa, with unquestioned integrity, and saw it profoundly influence movements to end white minority rule in Southern Africa. Yet his efforts to build a peaceful nation created a police state, economic crisis, and a war with Idi Amin’s Uganda. Eventually—unlike most of his contemporaries—Nyerere retired voluntarily from power, paving the way for peaceful electoral transitions in Tanzania that continue today. Based on multinational archival research, extensive reading, and interviews with Nyerere’s family and colleagues, as well as some who suffered under his rule, Paul Bjerk provides an incisive and accessible biography of this African leader of global importance. Recognizing Nyerere’s commitment to participatory government and social equality while also confronting his authoritarian turns and policy failures, Bjerk offers a portrait of principled leadership under the difficult circumstances of postcolonial Africa.

ISBN-13: 9780821445969

ISBN-10: 0821445960

Language: English

Publisher: Ohio University Press

Year: 2017

Pages: 168

Cataloged: Nov. 20, 2024, 10:39 a.m.

ISBN-13: 9780956814012

ISBN-10: 0956814018

Language: English

Publisher: Crossroads Books

Year: 2014

Pages: 347

Cataloged: Nov. 20, 2024, 9:42 a.m.

ISBN-13: 9781565182219

ISBN-10: 1565182219

Language: English

Publisher: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy

Year: 2005

Pages: 397

Cataloged: Nov. 20, 2024, 9:34 a.m.

Issa Gulamhussein Shivji is a Tanzanian author and academic, and an experts on law and development issues. He has taught and worked in universities all over the world. He is a writer and researcher, producing books, monographs and articles, as well as a weekly column printed in national newspapers.

ISBN-13: 9780853453833

ISBN-10: 0853453837

Language: English

Publisher: Monthly Review Press

Year: 1976

Pages: 182

Cataloged: Nov. 20, 2024, 9:29 a.m.

ISBN-13: 9789976990331

ISBN-10: 9976990332

Language: English

Publisher: Kavazi la Mwalimu Nyerere

Year: 2016

Pages: 73

Cataloged: Nov. 19, 2024, 2:36 p.m.

ISBN-13: None

ISBN-10: None

Language: Kiswahili

Publisher: Foundation Books

Year: 1981

Pages: None

Cataloged: Nov. 19, 2024, 2:29 p.m.

In this collection of essays on African and Caribbean literature, culture, and politics, Ngugi wa Thiong'o delivers a groundbreaking critique of colonialism and capitalism in postcolonial Africa. In these essays, Ngugi wa Thiong'o eloquently interweaves a range of issues including religious oppression, consumerism, and independence with the powerful intellect and passion that has come to characterise his writing. These pieces are essential for readers wishing to uncover a critical perspective on African society and culture. Homecoming is a groundbreaking collection intended to provoke and encourage thoughtful debate on how best to 'restore the creative glory of Africa and of all Africans' in the wake of postcolonialism. 'One of the greatest writers of our time.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'A tremendous writer... It's hard to doubt the power of the written word when you hear the story of Ngugi wa Thiong'o.' Guardian 'One of Africa's greatest writers.' New York Times

ISBN-13: 9781035906024

ISBN-10: 1035906023

Language: English

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Year: 2024

Pages: None

Cataloged: Nov. 19, 2024, 2:13 p.m.

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, the well-known Kenyan writer, is established as an important African woman's voice. Her novel explores further aspects of the making of modern Kenya. Two women, one white and one black, brought together by fate and common experiences, reminisce about a past spanning the colonial period, the heady independence and anti-climatic post-independence days. Through the story of the widow of a colonial settler, and her African maid and companion, she deals with the conflicts between black and white, and young and old.

ISBN-13: 9789966465474

ISBN-10: 9966465472

Language: English

Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

Year: 1994

Pages: 205

Cataloged: Nov. 19, 2024, 2:09 p.m.

It was a cold, dark night. Everything was quiet. A Mawingo bus was travelling from Nairobi to Mombasa. It had big signs painted on the outside: Danger- man. It had travelled over two hundred kilometres and was approaching Mtito Andei. Everybody in the bus was fast asleep. Everyone, that is, except four people. So begins an adventure for four Kenyan youths, two boys and two girls, that explores the depth of deprivation and disaster that capitalism has been for working people in Kenya. Tricked into becoming forced workers for a factory with owners from USA, Britain and Japan, the youth live the harsh life of exploited workers. However, their sense of justice soon turns them into rebels seeking life and freedom. The story takes them through life-threatening adventures, fighting the armed forces summoned by the factory owners. Will they manage to survive the brutal attacks by fierce dogs and armed militia? Will they live to see the sea at Mombasa they had set out for?

ISBN-13: 9789914987515

ISBN-10: 9914987516

Language: English

Publisher: Vita Books

Year: 2021

Pages: 70

Cataloged: Nov. 19, 2024, 2:06 p.m.