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Focusing on the growing transnational community of Ismailis (Muslim Shi'a follwers of the Aga Khan), this study analyzes the transnational and cultural characteristics of the Ismaili social service network in the context of state/society relations.

Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Transnationalism, Culture and Civil Society The State and Society in Africa Transnationalism and Civil Society Culture, Identity, and Civil Society Health Care, Education, and the Asians in Tanzania The Early Years of Asian Settlement The German Colonial Period The British Colonial Period The Independence Period The Ismailis in Tanzania The Ismaili Experience: A Historical Overview Ismaili Organization: A Transnational Corporation? Ismaili Health-Care Initiatives Aga Khan Health Services in East Africa Aga Khan Health-Care Centers Ismaili Education Initiatives Aga Khan Education Services in East Africa Aga Khan Nursery Schools Early Childhood Education The Aga Khan Primary School The Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School AKES, T and the Tanzanian State Culture and Civil Society in an International Context Culture, Identity, and Civil Society Transnationalism and Civil Society State/Society Relations in Africa Appendix Glossary of Foreign Terms Bibliography Index

About the Author

Paul J. Kaiser is assistant professor of political science at Mississippi State University. He holds a PhD from Indiana University.

Reviews

The research is extraordinary; the author succeeded where others have failed in gaining access to the international, national, and local Ismaili records on health care and education in Tanzania. He also interviewed more than one hundred Ismaili and African leaders and examined pertinent government records in the Tanzanian archives.
*The International Journal of African Historical Studies*