Julius Nyerere

by Bjerk, Paul, (Paul K.)

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Title Statements

Full title :Julius Nyerere / Paul Bjerk.

Summary

Mwalimu Nyerere : a study in leadership -- Coming of age in an African colony, 1922-53 -- TANU and Tanzanian independence, 1954-64 -- Ujamaa and the race for self-reliance, 1965-77 -- Confronting a continent in crisis, 1978-90 -- An unquiet retirement, 1991-99. 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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:cop. 2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Ohio University Press
Place of Publication:Athens, Ohio
Language:eng
Publication Date:cop. 2017.

The Physical Object

Description:167 p. : : ill., krt. ; : 18 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:082142260X, 9780821422601, 0821445960, 9780821445969
oclc:on1004965190
LC Classification:DT448.25.N9
Dewey Decimal:967.8041092

Subjects

Biographies History Nation-building Nation-building -- Tanzania Nyerere, Julius K. Nyerere, Julius K., (Julius Kambarage) Politics and government Presidents Presidents -- Biography. -- Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania -- History -- 20th century Tanzania -- Politics and government -- … Tanzanie -- Histoire -- 20e siècle Tanzanie -- Politique et gouvernement -…