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The Future that Works
Spanning a period of almost forty years of a remarkable career, these seminal essays centre around the life and work of Abulrahman Mohamed Babu. Writer, revolutionary and politician, Babu led the 1964 Zanzibar revolution and was a cabinet minister in Tanzania until 1972 when he was imprisoned by President Nyerere. He was eventually released six years later and then moved to London where he taught at Birkbeck College. A committed Marxist, he was a passionate believer in a socialist, people's Pan-Africanism.
Babu
Part I:The Epoch of Rebelion
The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
The author looks at how the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was formed to create the new nation of Tanzania. He contends that Anglo-American geopolitical interests in the context of the Cold War were not the driving force behind the merger but the initiatives taken by the leaders of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to unite their countries. He also states that the leaders who played the biggest role in forming the union were President Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika, Tanganyika's minister of foreign affairs, Oscar Kambona; President Abeid Karume of Zanzibar, and Zanzibar's vice president Abdallah Kassim Hanga - but especially Nyerere and Kambona because of the decisions they made and implemented to lay...
The Threat of Liberation
The Threat of Liberation focuses on the tumultuous years of the Cold War, when, in a striking parallel with today, imperialist powers were seeking to institute 'regime change' and install pliant governments. Using iconic photographs, declassified US and British documents, and in-depth interviews, Amrit Wilson examines the role of the Umma Party of Zanzibar and its leader, the visionary Marxist revolutionary, Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu. Drawing parallels between US paranoia about Chinese Communist influence in the 1960s with contemporary fears about Chinese influence, it looks at the new race for Africa's resources, the creation of AFRICOM and how East African politicians have bolstered US control. The book also draws on US cables released by Wikileaks showing Zanzibar's role in the 'War on Terror' in Eastern Africa today. The Threat of Liberation reflects on the history of a party which confronted imperialism and built unity across ethnic divisions, and considers the relevance of such strategies today.
Race, Nation, and Citizenship in Post-Colonial Africa
Introduction --Part I. The struggle for independence and birth of a nation --Colonialism, racism, and modernity --Foreigners and nation building --Race and the nation-building project --Part II. The socialist experiment --African socialism : the challenges of nation building --Socialism, self-reliance, and foreigners --Nationalism, state socialism, and the politics of race --Part III. Neoliberalism, global capitalism, and the nation-state --Neoliberalism and the transition from state socialism to capitalism --Neoliberalism, foreigners, and globalization --Neoliberalism, race, and the global economy --Conclusion : race, nation, and citizenship in historical and comparative perspective.
Why Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form Tanzania
The author looks at the interplay of forces at work when the union of Tanganyika and the island nation of Zanzibar was formed in April 1964: Cold War intrigues and rivalries; Pan-African solidarity and commitment to regional and continental unity among other factors. What role, if any, did the Cold War play in facilitating the merger of the two East African countries? Was it an African initiative by the nationalist leaders of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to unite the two countries? Did Pan-Africanism and pan-African solidarity play a primary or a minor role? Or was it the prime determinant? Other factors include fear of a communist regime which could have been established in Zanzibar after the re...
Behind the Red Line
Arrest of Church Leaders
