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African Motors

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Grace, Joshua
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Duke University Press 2025
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96926
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