{"product_id":"the-peace-corps-in-tanzania-a-history-9781606354889","title":"The Peace Corps in Tanzania: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn examination of one of the earliest Peace Corps programs in Africa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1961, the first group of Peace Corps volunteers in Tanzania--surveyors, engineers, and geologists--arrived in Dar es Salaam with three core objectives: meet the newly independent country's needs for trained personnel, promote a better understanding of Americans, and promote a better understanding of the people served by the volunteers. \u003cem\u003eThe Peace Corps in Tanzania\u003c\/em\u003e traces the program's progress, successes, and challenges, including analysis of the tensions that led to the program's closure in 1969. The program eventually resumed in 1980, which required significant changes in US-Tanzania relations.\u003c\/p\u003e Lawrence E. Y. Mbogoni depicts a range of volunteers' experiences, including anecdotes about their training, their work and social lives in Tanzania, and how they readjusted to life back in America following their service. Although there are several memoirs by returned Peace Corps volunteers from Tanzania, this is the first scholarly study of the agency's history in Tanzania more broadly. Mbogoni draws extensively on archival resources, Tanzanian newspapers and government reports, and interviews he conducted with returned volunteers. The result is an engaging account of volunteers' contributions and a critical assessment of how successfully the Peace Corps has met its objectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence E. y. Mbogoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.16w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606354889","brand":"Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43311317844105,"sku":"9781606354889","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2d410e56-6785-4448-9215-6b66aadfd5f5.jpg?v=1738051939","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-peace-corps-in-tanzania-a-history-9781606354889","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}