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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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / J.-B. Gewald , S.W.J. Luning and K. Van Walraven
- Motor Vehicles And People In Africa: An Introduction / Jan-Bart Gewald , Sabine Luning and Klaas Van Walraven
- 1. People, Mines And Cars: Towards A Revision Of Zambian History, 1890-1930 / Jan-Bart Gewald
- 2. Motorcars And Modernity: Pining For Progress In Portuguese Guinea, 1915-1945 / Philip J. Havik
- 3. Vehicle Of Sedition: The Role Of Transport Workers In Sawaba’S Rebellion In Niger, 1954-1966 / Klaas Van Walraven
- 4. Hug Me, Hold Me Tight! The Evolution Of Passenger Transport In Luanda And Huambo (Angola), 1975-2000 / Carlos M. Lopes
- 5. Striking Gold In Cotonou? Three Cases Of Entrepreneurship In The Euro-West African Second-Hand Car Trade In Benin / Joost Beuving
- 6. The Art Of Truck Modding On The Nile (Sudan): An Attempt To Trace Creativity / Kurt Beck
- 7. The Hilux And The ‘Body Thrower’: Khat Transporters In Kenya / Neil Carrier
- 8. Modern Chariots: Speed And Mobility In Contemporary ‘Small’ Wars In The Sahara / Georg Klute
- 9. Religion On The Road: The Spiritual Experience Of Road Travel In Ghana / Gabriel Klaeger
- 10. A Chief’S Fatal Car Accident: Political History And Moral Geography In Burkina Faso / Sabine Luning
- 11. ‘Anyway!’: Lorry Inscriptions In Ghana / Sjaak Van Der Geest
- List Of Authors / J.-B. Gewald , S.W.J. Luning and K. Van Walraven
- Index / J.-B. Gewald , S.W.J. Luning and K. Van Walraven.