Julius Kambarage Nyerere is widely recognized as one of the most important African figures of the twentieth century.  From politics to economics to language policy and education, Nyerere has had an important influence on development discourse and practice in Africa and beyond.

The essays in this book offer a critical reflection of these influences – good, bad, and undecided.  Written by scholars with extensive experience in development debates in Tanzania and other parts of Africa, the essays cover a wide range of themes and points of view.

Contributors include Ngugi wa Thiong’o, John S Saul, Julius Nyang’oro, Cranford Pratt, Gerry Helleiner, Colin Leys, Eunice Njeri Sahle, and David A McDonald.

ABOUT THE EDITORS

David McDonald is currently Director of Development Studies at Queens University and has served as guest editor of The Canadian Journal of African Studies.

Eunice Njeri Sahleis an assistant professor in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies and International Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

CATEGORY

Politics/AFRICA