Giblin, James Leonard,

A history of the excluded : making family a refuge from state in twentieth-century Tanzania / James L. Giblin ; with Blandina Kaduma Giblin. - xii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Eastern African studies . - Eastern African studies (London, England). .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index.

Imagining a private space in an era of war -- Making a separate family sphere -- Marrying cousins -- The ties that bound travelling labourers to family -- Women, the family sphere & the road to Tanga -- Personal accomplishment in farming -- Building family business -- The private sphere & the politics of land in the 1950s -- Nationalism & the private sphere -- In conclusion : the private sphere, the state & the ambiguities of memory at the end of life. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

"This is an intimate view of change in a rural Tanzanian society during the twentieth century. It focuses on individual women and men and is told largely in their own words. It traces their efforts both to defy and benefit from the most important event in the modern history of Africa - the imposition of state authority."--BOOK JACKET.

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Marginality, Social--Tanzania--Njombe
Families--Tanzania--Njombe


Njombe (Tanzania)--Rural conditions

HN797.N58 / G53 2005

967.825