The Threat Of Liberation: Imperialism And Revolution In Zanzibar

Synopsis

'the Threat Of Liberalistation' Returns To The Tumultuous Years Of The Cold War, When, In A Striking Parallel With Today, Imperialist Powers Were Seeking To Institute 'regime Change' And Install Pliant Governments. Using Iconic Photographs, Declassified Us And British Documents, And In-depth Interviews, Amrit Wilson Examines The Role Of The Umma Party Of Zanzibar And Its Leaders, The Visionary Marxist Revolutionary, Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu. Anti-colonial Struggles-the Early Days -- The British Transfer Power To The Sultan And His Allies -- The Zanzibar Revolution And Imperialist Fears -- The Union With Tanganiyka -- Karume's Despotic Role -- Trial In Zanzibar's Kangaroo Court -- Zanzibar And The Mainland In The Neoliberal Era -- Us Interventions In Zanzibar On The Mainland Today. Amrit Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 160-169) And Index.