Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/53988 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2010/19
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Dar es Salaam is exceptional in East Africa for having a record of relatively little ethnic tension, and remaining tranquil and true to its name, the 'harbour of peace'. This paper explores the interface between ethnic and national identities in Tanzania's capital city, focusing on its ethnic foundations and their malleability with regard to nationalism, asking how nationalist identities were negotiated vis-à-vis existing local ethnic identities. How willing were ethnic groups that were indigenous to the locality to 'share' the city, its land, and amenities with newcomer compatriots, given that the city was almost as new as the nation-state? How did their modus operandi affect nation-building?
Subjects: 
nation-state
Tanzania
nationalism
urbanization
JEL: 
O18
R51
Q34
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-254-2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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