Religion and State in Tanzania Revisited
Religion and State in Tanzania Revisited

Author: Thomas Ndaluka

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 3643905467

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This book looks at the relationship between religion and state in Tanzania as a feature of the Tanzanian social scene, from pre-colonial/colonial times to post-colonial times. It examines the changes in the character of religion and state relations, especially after independence, and the way these changes are experienced in different communities - particularly by African traditionalists, Muslims, and Christians. The book studies the nature of the relationship between religion and state, the way it is conceptualized and experienced, and the implications for the democratic aspirations of pluralist Tanzania. (Series: Interreligious Studies - Vol. 7) [Subject: History, African Studies, Religious Studies, Politics]

Tanzania
Tanzania

Author: Andrew Coulson

Publisher:

Published: 2013-07-25

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 0199679967

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This book gives an account of the political economy of Tanzania, from pre-colonial times to the present. It shows the strengths and weaknesses of Julius Nyerere, the leader who brought the country to Independence in 1961. A new introductory chapter sets the book in context and discusses current issues such as natural resources.

Germany's Africa Policy Revisited
Germany's Africa Policy Revisited

Author: Ulf Engel

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9783825859855

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Although Germany has been a major international player in Africa ever since West Germany's readmission to international politics after 1955, surprisingly little has been written about this topic, and even less reliable knowledge has been established. This study poses the need for a review of Germany's relations with the African continent over the past decades. It challenges scholars to fill the factual gaps that characterize the state of research so far. Ulf Engel is associate professor of politics in Africa at the Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig. Robert Kappel is professor of politics and economics at the Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig.

Remembering Julius Nyerere in Tanzania
Remembering Julius Nyerere in Tanzania

Author: Marie-Aude Fouere

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9987753477

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This edited volume is about the rekindled investment in the figure of the first president Julius K. Nyerere in contemporary Tanzania. It explores how Nyerere is remembered by Tanzanians from different levels of society, in what ways and for what purposes. Looking into what Nyerere means and stands for today, it provides insight into the media, the political arena, poetry, the education sector, or street-corner talks. The main argument of this book is that Nyerere has become a widely shared political metaphor used to debate and contest conceptions of the Tanzanian nation and Tanzanian-ness. The state-citizens relationship, the moral standards for the exercise of power, and the contours of national sentiment are under scrutiny when the figure of Nyerere is mobilized today. The contributions gathered here come from a generation of budding or renowned scholars in varied disciplines - history, anthropology and political science. Drawing upon materials collected through extensive fieldwork and archival research, they all critically engage the existing literature about Tanzania and prevailing political narratives to explore how nationhood is (re)imagined in Tanzania today through assent and contest.

Democratic Transitions in East Africa
Democratic Transitions in East Africa

Author: F. Wafula Okumu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0429557477

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Originally published in 2004. Genocide in Rwanda, massive floods of refugees and displaced people in the Horn of Africa, violent civil wars in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia - these are testimonies to the tremendous cost to grassroots communities when the authority and legitimacy of national political systems and leaders are called into question. The consolidation of democracy represents one tangible strategy to restore authority and legitimacy of political rule, providing the peace and security necessary for political enfranchisement and economic opportunity. This volume explores the factors that are crucial to the emergence of democratic political systems on the African continent, specifically focusing on Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It highlights the political challenges facing these countries during this crucial transition period, and provides insights that are applicable to other countries engaged in this process in Africa and beyond.

Elites and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century
Elites and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century

Author: Jost Dülffer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-04-05

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0230306489

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Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world.

Learning Morality, Inequalities, and Faith
Learning Morality, Inequalities, and Faith

Author: Hansjörg Dilger

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-12-16

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1009085298

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Looking at Christian and Muslim schools in urban Tanzania, this book explores how transformations in the country's educational sector, and students', parents' and teachers' quests for a “good life” in the neoliberal context, have affected their school and professional trajectories.

The African Exception
The African Exception

Author: Ulf Engel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1351147900

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Governance has become an important concept in the politics of African development. It is therefore a crucial concept for social science analyses focusing on Africa. In public discourse Africa's future is being shaped by a combination of external interventions backed by African elites who cooperate with the donors, whose understanding of the importance of 'good governance' they share. This groundbreaking book disentangles the analytical aspects of governance from its political and normative connotations. The 'African exception' - the difference in 'development' between Africa and other regions of the South - can be understood by analysis focusing upon the specific forms of governance played out in politics and economics. The perspective of neo-patrimonialism is crucial but not sufficient here. The first section of the book explores African governance in two functional spheres: the political realm and the economic. Section two looks at new areas of governance in Africa: violent social spaces, HIV/AIDS and entrepreneurial urban governance.