Jonathan M Jackson

Visions for an African Valley (eBook, ePUB)

Histories of Development in Kilombero, Tanzania since 1877

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What was the effect of the numerous, albeit often unsatisfied, plans for development on the land and communities of the Kilombero valley throughout the colonial period and after independence?

This book traces histories of development in - and crucially, visions of development for - the Kilombero valley of south-central Tanzania. Taking the notion of development planning as a form of 'future making', the book examines the many visions or 'past futures' projected onto Kilombero by colonial and national governments, by international organisations, syndicates, and individuals. It examines how such plans were conceived, evaluates their successes, and analyses their shortcomings against changing political and economic landscapes. Four key themes - agricultural intensification, ecology control, infrastructure and (re)settlement - are shown to persistently surface and continue to shape the valleyscape today.

By considering past future visions for the reorganisation of rural life in Tanzania, the book reveals how even recent initiatives have suffered through their failure to learn from this history. Offering fresh insights and approaches to the historiography of development, Visions for an African Valley shows Kilombero to be a prism which refracts broader phenomena across more than a century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805435532
• Artikelnr.: 74030683

Autorenporträt

JONATHAN M. JACKSON is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in African History at the University of Cologne and Academic Visitor at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Past Futures and Histories of Development 1. Colonialism comes to Kilombero: Skirting the Banks
1877-1914 2. Visions under Mandate: Divergent Views
1914-32 3. Between Rhetoric and Reality: The Strength of an Idea
1931-45 4. Coercion and Dissent: Resettlement through Sleeping Sickness 'Concentrations'
1939-45 5. 'New Colonialism' comes to Kilombero: Development and the State
1939-61 6. New Nation
New Internationalism: Maendeleo wa Jamhuri
1959-76 7. 'Off to Sugar Valley': The Kilombero Settlement Scheme
1959-69 Conclusion: Past Futures to the Present Bibliography Index