The speed of change : : motor vehicles and people in Africa, 1890-2000 / / edited by Jan-Bart Gewald, Sabine Luning, Klaas van Walraven.
In the early 1900s the motor-vehicle (car, bus, lorry or motor-cycle) was introduced in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially the plaything and symbol of colonial domination, the motor-vehicle transformed the economic and social life of the continent. Indeed, the motor-vehicle is arguably the single most im...
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Superior document: | Afrika-Studiecentrum series, v. 13 |
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Afrika-Studiecentrum series ;
v. 13. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material / Motor Vehicles And People In Africa: An Introduction / 1. People, Mines And Cars: Towards A Revision Of Zambian History, 1890-1930 / 2. Motorcars And Modernity: Pining For Progress In Portuguese Guinea, 1915-1945 / 3. Vehicle Of Sedition: The Role Of Transport Workers In Sawaba’S Rebellion In Niger, 1954-1966 / 4. Hug Me, Hold Me Tight! The Evolution Of Passenger Transport In Luanda And Huambo (Angola), 1975-2000 / 5. Striking Gold In Cotonou? Three Cases Of Entrepreneurship In The Euro-West African Second-Hand Car Trade In Benin / 6. The Art Of Truck Modding On The Nile (Sudan): An Attempt To Trace Creativity / 7. The Hilux And The ‘Body Thrower’: Khat Transporters In Kenya / 8. Modern Chariots: Speed And Mobility In Contemporary ‘Small’ Wars In The Sahara / 9. Religion On The Road: The Spiritual Experience Of Road Travel In Ghana / 10. A Chief’S Fatal Car Accident: Political History And Moral Geography In Burkina Faso / 11. ‘Anyway!’: Lorry Inscriptions In Ghana / List Of Authors / Index / |
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Summary: | In the early 1900s the motor-vehicle (car, bus, lorry or motor-cycle) was introduced in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially the plaything and symbol of colonial domination, the motor-vehicle transformed the economic and social life of the continent. Indeed, the motor-vehicle is arguably the single most important factor for change in Africa in the twentieth century. A factor for change that thus far has been neglected in research and literature. Yet its impact extends across the totality of human existence; from ecological devastation to economic advancement, from cultural transformation to political change, through to a myriad of other themes. This edited volume of eleven contributions by historians, anthropologists and social and political scientists explores aspects of the social history and anthropology of the motor-vehicle in Africa. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1282603027 9786612603020 9047430794 |
ISSN: | 1570-9310 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Jan-Bart Gewald, Sabine Luning, Klaas van Walraven. |