Of students, "'Nizers," and a struggle over youth: Tanzania's 1966 National Service crisis

Africa Today

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 83-107

  Ivaska, Andrew M ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEACEKEEPING; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; POPULAR PROTEST; STUDENT;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33745030078     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2005.51.3.82     Document Type: Article

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