Voices from Tanganyika

Download or read book Voices from Tanganyika written by Ullrich Lohrmann and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tanganyika's special status as a UN Trust Territory was a decisive factor in the timing, method and manner in which it became independent. This study investigates the interaction between Tanganyikan Africans, Great Britain and the UN in this process, and how the Africans exploited this status by means of petitions and manipulation of UN Visiting Missions. It provides unique insight into the UN's role in dismantling colonial empires, Great Britain's history as a colonial power and the development of political consciousness of modern Africans in a colonial and international context.