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Title:The Left and the Super-Left in Tanzania
Authors:Tordoff, W.ISNI
Mazrui, Ali A.ISNI
Year:1972
Periodical:Journal of Modern African Studies
Volume:10
Issue:3
Pages:427-445
Language:English
Geographic term:Tanzania
Subjects:political ideologies
socialism
ujamaa
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/160129
Abstract:The Arusha Declaration, the triumph of radicalism, was soon followed by the eclipse of radicals in Tanzania. The exilement of Oscar Kambona, the detainment of Kassim Hanga, and the subsequent embarrassment of the 'Super-Left' lend some credence to the assertion that the Arusha Declaration and its aftermath signified 'both the climax of radical policies and the beginning of a decline of Tanzania's traditional leftists'. Nyerere's socialism is qualified by two other tendencies: nationalism and pragmatism. The discomfiture of the Super-Left may have its origins in the tripartite nature of Nyerere's own ideological orientation. Questions raised: Can we talk meaningfully of a comparative Left in Tanzania? Should we place Nyerere to the right or left of the Left, and are there radical or even revolutionary elements on his left? If there are, can we identify them? Will they, or will Nyerere himself, determine Tanzania's socialism and therefore Tanzanian society? What are the prospects for continued political stability? Notes.
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