Cheche : reminiscences of a radical magazine / Karim F. Hirji (editor).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hirji, Karim F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newspapers.

Tanzania--Newspapers.

Tanzania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tanzania : Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cheche, a radical, socialist student magazine at the University of Dares Salaam, first came out in 1969. Featuring incisive analyses of key societal issues by prominent progressives, it gained national and international recognition in a short while. Because it was independent of authority, and spoke without fear or favor, it was banned after just a year of existence. The former editors and associates of Cheche revive that salutory episode of student activism in this book with fast-flowing, humor spiced stories, and astute socio-economic analyses. Issues covered include social and technical asp

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acronyms; Preface; 1. An Era of Global Turbulence; 2. Activism at the Hill; 3. The Spark Is Kindled; 4. Tribulations of An Independent Magazine; 5. Not So Silent A Spark; 6. On Producing A Student Magazine; 7. Sisterly Activism; 8. Night-Shift Comrades; 9. Revisiting Cheche; 10. From Cheche to MajiMaji; 11. Poetic Sparklets; 12. Socialism Yesterday; 13. Contemporary Capitalism; 14. Socialism Tomorrow; Appendix A; Tables of Contents: Cheche & Maji Maji No. 1; Appendix B; USARF & Cheche Timeline; Appendix C; Program of 1969 Youth Seminar; Appendix D

The First Syllabus for USARF Ideological Classes -1969 Appendix E; Our Last Stand; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-231).

ISBN:

9786613005007

9781283005005

128300500X

9789987081363

9987081363

9789987081233

9987081231

9789987102488

9987102484

OCLC:

743202298