Description
Book SynopsisDetails colonial authority and progress in rural Africa
Trade ReviewAlthough the Kaguru have been a backwater in world affairs, Beidelman's extensive contributions have made them a major subject of African studies. An important addition to understanding the local and global in anthropology. . . . Highly recommended.
* Choice *
We are fortunate to have this book. Not only is it a very useful addition to colonial studies, but it also demonstrates the value of decades of teaching and writing in assessing the centuries-long trajectory of political institutions in one area of Tanzania.
* Journal of African History *
This volume is a handsome addition to Beidelman's scholarship and serves as a valuable resource for scholars and students of colonialism, anthropology, political science, and African history.
* American Ethnologist *
Spring 2014
* Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Colonialism and Anthropology
Part 1. History
1. Kaguru and Colonial History: The Rise and Fall of Indirect Rule
Part 2. Colonial Life
2. Ukaguru 1957–58
3. The Kaguru Native Authority
4. Court Cases: Order and Disorder
5. Subversions and Diversions: 1957–58
6. The World Beyond: Kaguru Marginality in a Plural World, 1957–61
Part 3. How It Ended and Where It Went
Epilogue: Independence and After
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
