Recasting Julius Nyerere in Zanzibar: The Revolution, the Union and the Enemy of the Nation
FOUÉRÉ, Marie-Aude
Institut des Mondes Africains [IMAF]
École des hautes études en sciences sociales [EHESS]
Institut des Mondes Africains [IMAF]
École des hautes études en sciences sociales [EHESS]
FOUÉRÉ, Marie-Aude
Institut des Mondes Africains [IMAF]
École des hautes études en sciences sociales [EHESS]
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Institut des Mondes Africains [IMAF]
École des hautes études en sciences sociales [EHESS]
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en
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Ce document a été publié dans
Remembering Julius Nyerere in Tanzania : History, Memory, Legacy, Remembering Julius Nyerere in Tanzania : History, Memory, Legacy. 2016
Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers
Résumé en anglais
In Zanzibar, the figure of Julius Nyerere is being recast in debates over sovereignty, belonging and nationhood. Unlike mainland Tanzania, where he is upheld as the Father of the Nation, the first President of Tanganyika ...Lire la suite >
In Zanzibar, the figure of Julius Nyerere is being recast in debates over sovereignty, belonging and nationhood. Unlike mainland Tanzania, where he is upheld as the Father of the Nation, the first President of Tanganyika and Tanzania is increasingly portrayed in Zanzibar as the Enemy of the Nation responsible for the Isles’ predicament. The article gives insight into the terms, actors and circulation of this pejorative narrative in relation to two central historical events: the 1964 Revolution and the Union. It also shows how such anti-Nyererism mediates anxious concerns over cultural distinctiveness and Islam.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Nyerere
Zanzibar
enemy
nation
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