Memories of German Colonialism in Tanzania / / Reginald Elias Kirey.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Kirey, Reginald Elias, Author.

Series:

European Colonialism in Global Perspective Series

European Colonialism in Global Perspective , 2941-3095 ; ; 2

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

München ; Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

German colonial history in today Tanzania Mainlad is extensively documented, but it has not been studied from its memory perspective despite it being widely remembered among the Tanzanians. This book documents German colonial memories as shared cultural legacy that exists in forms of monuments, archives and historical sites. It also presents them as trans-generational memory narratives that live in people's memories that are also commemorated in different ways like erection of war monuments. The book analyzes memories of colonialism from the historical perspective, showing how the collective memories like monuments and commemorations have undergone structural and institutional changes over time. The study uses Michael Rothberg's multi-directional theory, together with other theoretical approaches to analyze various forms of German colonial memories in Tanzanian context. The findings, which are analyzed historically, indicate that the collective memories of the Germans are cultural, communicative, commemorative, functional and topographical. They are also traumatic as well as nostalgic.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Abstract

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Figures

List of Maps

List of Tables

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 German War Memories in British Tanganyika: Imperial Rivalries, Commemoriations and Heroism, 1920-1960s

Chapter 3 Recovering German Buried Memories, 1920-Present

Chapter 4 Commemorating the Maji Maji War in Tanzania: The Case of Songea

Chapter 5 The Chagga People's Collective Memories of the Germans: Nostalgia, Trauma and Legacy

Chapter 6 Places of German Colonial Memories in the City of Dar es Salaam

Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusion

Archival Sources

Other Archival Materials

Oral Sources

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Diss. Universität Hamburg 2019.

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ISBN:

9783111055619

3111055612

OCLC:

1500144100