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03378aam a22005178i 4500 001 0DEBCA26621111E7BC2B04C5DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170706010219 008 170130s2017 ohuab b 001 0deng c 010 $a 2017004209 020 $a 082142260X 020 $a 9780821422601 035 $a (OCoLC)959275815 040 $a IEN/DLC $b eng $e rda $c INU $d DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d ERASA $d OUN $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-tz--- 050 00 $a DT448.25.N9 $b B542 2017 082 04 $a 967.8041092 $2 23 100 1 $a Bjerk, Paul, $e author. 245 10 $a Julius Nyerere / $c Paul Bjerk. 263 $a 1704 264 1 $a Athens, Ohio : $b Ohio University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a 167 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 18 cm. 490 1 $a Ohio short histories of Africa 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 8 $a 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. 600 10 $a Nyerere, Julius K., $d 1922-1999. 600 17 $a Nyerere, Julius K., $d 1922-1999. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00035851 650 0 $a Presidents $z Tanzania $v Biography. 650 0 $a Nation-building $z Tanzania. 651 0 $a Tanzania $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Tanzania $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Nation-building. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01737474 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 651 7 $a Tanzania. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210143 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Ohio short histories of Africa. 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092840.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180605013728.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0DEBCA26621111E7BC2B04C5DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search