Modern Sport in Independent Tanzania: 'Adapted' Sport and the Process of Modernization

Colonial agents introduced sport to Tanzania in the 1920s as part of the package of cultural imperialism and as a medium of socialisation, solace and bonding among themselves in distant lands. Tanzanians adapted Western sport to suit their own needs - policy implementation, cultural identity, promot...

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Published in:International journal of the history of sport 2002-12, Vol.19 (4), p.89-113
Main Author: Ndee, H.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural development
Cultural identity
Cultural imperialism
History
Modernization
National identity
Socialization
Sport
Tanzania
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Summary:Colonial agents introduced sport to Tanzania in the 1920s as part of the package of cultural imperialism and as a medium of socialisation, solace and bonding among themselves in distant lands. Tanzanians adapted Western sport to suit their own needs - policy implementation, cultural identity, promotion of national unity and modernisation. Sport is pursued and valued not only as an end in itself, but also because it represents a complex of meanings in connection with cultural restoration and modernisation, and will assist the eventual integration of Tanzania into the "global village of sport". (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0952-3367
1743-9035
DOI:10.1080/714001797