Isaria N. Kimambo

A Political History of the Pare of Tanzania, C1500-1900

Gregory Maddox

James Leonard Giblin

In his conclusion, Isaria Kimambo reflects on the efforts of successive historians to strike a balance between external causes of change and local initiative in their interpretations of Tanzanian history. He argues that nationalist and Marxist historians of Tanzanian history, understandably preoccupied through the first quarter-century of the country's post-colonial history with the impact of imperialism and capitalism on East Africa, tended to overlook the initiatives taken by rural societies to transform themselves. Yet, he suggests, there is good reason for historians to think about the causes of change and innovation in the rural communities of Tanzania, because farming and pastoral people have constantly changed as they adjusted to shifting environmental conditions. North America: Ohio U Press; Tanzania: Mkuki na Nyota

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Three Decades of Production of Historical Knowledge at Dar Es Salaam

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Emphasises the important role of Christianity in contemporary Africa.

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Isaria N. Kimambo

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