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Political thought and the public sphere in Tanzania : freedom, democracy, and citizenship in the era of decolonization /
"Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania is a study of the interplay of vernacular and global languages of politics in the era of decolonization in Africa. Decolonization is often understood as a moment when Western forms of political order were imposed on non-Western societies, but...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | African studies (Cambridge University)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania is a study of the interplay of vernacular and global languages of politics in the era of decolonization in Africa. Decolonization is often understood as a moment when Western forms of political order were imposed on non-Western societies, but this book draws attention instead to debates over universal questions about the nature of politics, concept of freedom and the meaning of citizenship. These debates generated political narratives that were formed in dialogue with both global discourses and local political arguments. The United Nations Trusteeship Territory of Tanganyika, now mainland Tanzania, serves as a compelling example of these processes. Starting in 1945 and culminating with the Arusha Declaration of 1967, Emma Hunter explores political argument in Tanzania's public sphere to show how political narratives succeeded when they managed to combine promises of freedom with new forms of belonging at local and national level"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316320143 1316320146 9781316104620 1316104621 9781107458628 1107458625 9781316310120 1316310124 |