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Among sub-Saharan African countries, Tanzania is famous for both its Swahili language as well as its reputable political stability. However, Tanzania's neighbor to the north, Kenya, is also a Swahili-speaking country and yet Kenya is infamous (especially in recent years) for its political instability and ethno-political violence, as exemplified by the months of ethnically-motivated violence after the 2007 presidential elections. Kenya and Tanzania seem to be almost on opposite ends of the spectrum of political stability. This book explores why these two countries, with many similarities, end…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Among sub-Saharan African countries, Tanzania is famous for both its Swahili language as well as its reputable political stability. However, Tanzania's neighbor to the north, Kenya, is also a Swahili-speaking country and yet Kenya is infamous (especially in recent years) for its political instability and ethno-political violence, as exemplified by the months of ethnically-motivated violence after the 2007 presidential elections. Kenya and Tanzania seem to be almost on opposite ends of the spectrum of political stability. This book explores why these two countries, with many similarities, end up on such differing political trajectories, by looking at Kenya's and Tanzania's relationship with the Swahili language and each country's ethnic realities throughout modern history.
Autorenporträt
Inga Thiessen se graduó en el Barnard College de la Universidad de Columbia y en la Escuela de Economía de Londres en ciencias políticas. Desde que recibió una prestigiosa beca Fulbright-Hayes para estudiar la lengua, la cultura y la sociedad swahili en Tanzanía, su interés por los acontecimientos políticos singulares de África oriental ha impulsado su pasión por la investigación.