What is the relevance today, amidst talk of terrorism and of AIDS, of a memoir from Dar es Salaam in the 1960s? . . .The answer is simple. Tanzania, the United States, and the world have changed almost beyond recognition from that period only decades removed, yet the need for an internationalism based on mutual respect for our common humanity ... Read morehas never been greater. Charlie Swift's unpretentious stories show how the milieu in Dar es Salaam fostered such ties. They also reveal the personal qualities required for such respect to take root and grow.
From the foreword, William Minter, Senior Research Fellow, Africa Action 'Dar Days' provides an engaging account of a Western physician's dedication to and collaboration with African colleagues on the development of a functional mental health field in Tanzania.
Joe Kovacs, Peace Corps Writers Charles Swift's 'Dar Days' is an engaging and highly readable account...
Charlie Langdon, The Durango Herald Dr. Charles Swift has written an absorbing account of life in Tanzania in the crucial years just after independence. 'Dar Days' is important reading for medical practitioners, psychiatrists, historians, for those partisans of Africa's struggle againstcolonialism, and for those drawn to mountain climbing, or Africa's unparalleled animal life.
George M. Houser, Executive Director Emeritus, the American Committee on Africa Dr. Charles Swift has written an absorbing account of life in Tanzania in the crucial years just after independence. 'Dar Days' is important reading for medical practitioners, psychiatrists, historians, for those partisans of Africa's struggle against colonialism, and for those drawn to mountain climbing, or Africa's unparalleled animal life.
George M. Houser, Executive Director Emeritus, the American Committee on Africa What is the relevance today, amidst talk of terrorism and of AIDS, of a memoir from Dar es Salaam in the 1960s? . . .The answer is simple. Tanzania, the United States, and the world have changed almost beyond recognition from that period only decades removed, yet the need for an internationalism based on mutual respect for our common humanity has never been greater. Charlie Swift's unpretentious stories show how the milieu in Dar es Salaam fostered such ties. They also reveal the personal qualities required for such respect to take root and grow.
From the foreword, William Minter, Senior Research Fellow, Africa Action 'Dar Days' provides an engaging account of a Western physician's dedication to and collaboration with African colleagues on the development of a functional mental health field in Tanzania.
Joe Kovacs, Peace Corps Writers Charles Swift's 'Dar Days' is an engaging and highly readable account...
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