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Scope and content: "Between 1964 and 1974 Tanzania came to be regarded as a model nation and a leading frontline state in the struggle for African liberation on the continent and beyond. During this time, a number of African American and Caribbean nationalists, leftists, and pan-Africanists traveled to and settled in Tanzania to join the country that many believed to be leading Africa's liberation struggle. This historical study examines the political landscape of that crucial moment when African American, Caribbean, and Tanzanian histories overlapped, shedding light on the challenges of creating a new nation and the nature of African American and Caribbean participation in Tanzania's nationalist project. In examining the pragmatic partnerships and exchanges between socialist Tanzania and activists and organizations associated with the Black power movements in the United States and the Caribbean, this study argues that the Tanzanian one-party government actively engaged with the diaspora and sought to utilize its political, cultural, labor, and intellectual capital to further its national building agenda, but on its own terms, creating tension within the pan-Africanism movement. An excellent resource for academics and nonacademics alike, this work is the first of its kind, revealing the significance of the radical political and social movements of Tanzania and what it means for us today"--Publisher description.

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Enounters
• 1964 : Friendship
• 1967 : Growth & conflict
• Part II. Doings
• 1968-1972 : Teaching
• 1968-1972 : Books
• Part III. Uncertainties
• 1970-1974 : Pan-Africanism's nadir.

Author/Creator:

Markle, Seth M. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

A motorcycle on Hell Run: Tanzania, Black power, and the uncertain future of pan-Africanism, 1964-1974 [by Markle, S.M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Motorcycle on Hell Run [by Markle, S.M.] (East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2017 — LCCN 2016049703)

Related Series:

Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series

Subjects:

Tanzania — Relations — West Indies

United States — Relations — Tanzania

Tanzania — Relations — United States

Tanzania — Politics and government — 1964-

Nation-building — Tanzania — History — 20th century

Pan-Africanism — History — 20th century

Black power — Tanzania — History — 20th century

West Indians — Tanzania — History — 20th century

African Americans — Tanzania — History — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DT448.2 .M35 2017eb

ISBNs:

9781609175344
1609175344
9781628953039
1628953039
9781611862522 (paperback, alkaline paper) [Invalid]
9781628963038 (Kindle) [Invalid]
1611862523 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

989643460

Other Control Numbers:

EBC4871439 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp14544890