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The threat of liberation : imperialism and revolution in Zanzibar / Amrit Wilson.
Van Pelt Library DT449.Z28 W55 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Amrit, 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imperialism.
- Revolutions--Tanzania--Zanzibar.
- Revolutions.
- Zanzibar--History--Revolution, 1964.
- Zanzibar.
- Zanzibar--History and criticism.
- Tanzania--Zanzibar.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- 'The Threat of Liberalistation' returns to the tumultuous years of the Cold War, when, in a striking parallel with today, imperialist powers were seeking to institute 'regime change' and install pliant governments. Using iconic photographs, declassified US and British documents, and in-depth interviews, Amrit Wilson examines the role of the Umma Party of Zanzibar and its leaders, the visionary Marxist revolutionary, Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0745334075
- 9780745334073
- 9780745334080
- 0745334083
- OCLC:
- 861817695
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