Reclaiming Development Decolonizing Community Practices in Tanzania
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
18.06.2025
Verlag
MkudeJrSeitenzahl
234
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/1.4 cm
Gewicht
387 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798231066704
Reclaiming Development: Decolonizing Community Development Practices in Tanzania offers a powerful critique of mainstream development paradigms and presents a compelling vision for grassroots, culturally grounded transformation in Africa. Authored by Christina R. Shimba and Mathias Mkude-respected scholars and practitioners in the fields of gender, sociology, and public policy-this groundbreaking work examines the enduring impact of colonial legacies on Tanzania's development journey and explores how communities can reclaim agency through indigenous knowledge systems, participatory governance, and locally driven policy solutions. From the legacy of Ujamaa and the philosophy of self-reliance to the politics of language, land, gender, and education, this book charts a bold and intellectually rigorous path forward. Drawing on decades of field experience, original research, and engagement with African thought leaders such as Julius Nyerere, Frantz Fanon, Ng¿g¿ wa Thiong'o, and Issa Shivji, Reclaiming Development challenges the top-down development model and replaces it with a framework built on sovereignty, inclusion, and sustainability. Whether you are a scholar, development professional, student, or activist, this book offers essential insights into the future of community development-not as a foreign imposition, but as a people-led movement rooted in justice and dignity.
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