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The Critical Phase in Tanzania, 1945-1968: Nyerere and the Emergence of a Socialist Strategy
The Critical Phase in Tanzania, 1945-1968: Nyerere and the Emergence of a Socialist Strategy
By Cranford Pratt
Cambridge University Press, 1976, 309 pp

Tanzania's devolution to independence from British rule is presented here as prelude to the country's further striving for national self-reliance. Nyerere's skillful balance between the imperatives of strong leadership and popular participation arouse both awe and anxiety in the observer.

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