African Motors

Technology, Gender, and the History of Development

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Grace, Joshua
Language
English
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Abstract
In African Motors, Joshua Grace examines how everyday Tanzanian drivers, mechanics, and passengers reconstituted the automobile into a uniquely African form between the late 1800s to the early 2000s.
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https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/148273
Keywords
Dar es Salaam; auto repair; mechanics; automotive culture; urban transport; African technologies; repair garages; automobility; automobile technology; Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize Finalist; African Studies Association Best Book Prize finalists; African Studies Association book awards; history of development; mobility; infrastructure of expertise; urban motoring; Ujamaa; small tools; Julius Nyerere; OPEC; Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation; neoliberalism; sustainability; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history; thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa; thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WG Transport: general interest::WGC Road and motor vehicles: general interest
DOI
10.1215/9781478021278
ISBN
9781478011712, 9781478010593
Publisher
Duke University Press
Publisher website
http://www.dukeupress.edu/
Publication date and place
Durham, 2025
Imprint
Duke University Press Books
Pages
433
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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