African Motors
Technology, Gender, and the History of Development
| dc.contributor.author | Grace, Joshua | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-07T15:31:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-07T15:31:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96926 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WG Transport: general interest::WGC Road and motor vehicles: general interest | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | 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 | en_US |
| dc.title | African Motors | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Technology, Gender, and the History of Development | en_US |
| dc.type | book | |
| oapen.identifier.doi | 10.1215/9781478021278 | en_US |
| oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b | en_US |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9781478011712 | en_US |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9781478010593 | en_US |
| oapen.imprint | Duke University Press Books | en_US |
| oapen.pages | 433 | en_US |
| oapen.place.publication | Durham | en_US |
| oapen.remark.public | Funder name: De Gruyter eBound Foundation |
