This study of identity among the Sukuma people, drawn from fieldwork conducted by Ralph Tanner (colonial officer in Usukuma and lecturer at the U. of East Africa) and missionary Frans Wijsenis, is based on the assumption that identity is relational and comparative. The six chapters discuss culture and identity among the Sukuma, origin and growth of Sukuma identity, the intrusions of colonialism, the hopes and frustrations of socialist ideology, the Sukuma and the ideology of a free market, and Sukuma identity and modernization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
