African Motors
Technology, Gender, and the History of Development
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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.
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; sustainabilityISBN
9781478011712, 9781478010593Publisher
Duke University PressPublisher website
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Durham, 2025Imprint
Duke University Press BooksClassification
African history
East Africa
Road and motor vehicles: general interest
Pages
433
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