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A NOTE ON USAGE

In 1964, President Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika and President Abeid Karume of Zanzibar joined their previously independent nations in a union known as the United Republic of Tanzania. Prior to 1964, individuals, families, and businesses frequently straddled and traversed the national boundaries, and cinematic entrepreneurs and their industry in both countries were joined long before the political union occurred. In using the term Tanzania throughout this volume, even when discussing events prior to 1964, I imply that the reference is to what was taking place both on the mainland of Tanganyika and in the isles of Zanzibar and Pemba. If speaking more narrowly, I use the name of the particular town being discussed or terms such as the mainland, the isles, or Tanganyika or Zanzibar. The word Zanzibar can also be confusing: it is the name of a town, an island, and an archipelago that includes several islands, most notably the two large ones of Zanzibar and Pemba. Context will illuminate the one to which I am referring.