A New History of Tanzania

A concise yet substantive outline of Tanzanian history from antiquity to the present, authored by three scholars: Isaria N. Kimambo, Gregory H. Maddox of Texas Southern University, and Salvatory S. Nyanto of the University of Dar es Salaam. The volume grew out of a lecture series launched at the University of Dar es Salaam in 2002 and addresses the long-standing absence of an accessible, up-to-date national history. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, genetics, and oral tradition, it departs from colonial and postcolonial historiographical frameworks to trace Tanzania’s journey from a land of more than one hundred and twenty ethnic groups to a unified modern nation. A valuable resource for students, teachers, and general readers interested in East African history.