The Speed of Change
Motor Vehicles and People in Africa, 1890-2000
- Editors Jan-Bart Gewald; Sabine Luning; Klaas Walraven
- Subjects: African Studies
- Keywords: Cultural anthropology; Social-Technology; transport; Motor-vehicles; African Political Studies; African History
- Publication Year : 2009
- DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004177352.i-298
- E - ISBN : 9789047430797
- Imprint: Brill
- Collections: Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2009
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In the early 1900s the motor-vehicle (car, bus, lorry or motor-cycle) was introduced in sub-Saharan Africa This edited volume of eleven contributions by historians, anthropologists, social and political scientists explores aspects of the social history and anthropology of the motor-vehicle in Africa.
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Preliminary Material
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Motor Vehicles And People In Africa: An Introduction
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1. People, Mines And Cars: Towards A Revision Of Zambian History, 1890-1930
- pp. 19–47 (29)
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2. Motorcars And Modernity: Pining For Progress In Portuguese Guinea, 1915-1945
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3. Vehicle Of Sedition: The Role Of Transport Workers In Sawaba'S Rebellion In Niger, 1954-1966
- pp. 75–104 (30)
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4. Hug Me, Hold Me Tight! The Evolution Of Passenger Transport In Luanda And Huambo (Angola), 1975-2000
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5. Striking Gold In Cotonou? Three Cases Of Entrepreneurship In The Euro-West African Second-Hand Car Trade In Benin
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6. The Art Of Truck Modding On The Nile (Sudan): An Attempt To Trace Creativity
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7. The Hilux And The 'Body Thrower': Khat Transporters In Kenya
- pp. 175–190 (16)
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8. Modern Chariots: Speed And Mobility In Contemporary 'Small' Wars In The Sahara
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9. Religion On The Road: The Spiritual Experience Of Road Travel In Ghana
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10. A Chief'S Fatal Car Accident: Political History And Moral Geography In Burkina Faso
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11. 'Anyway!': Lorry Inscriptions In Ghana
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List Of Authors
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