Africa's freedom railway how a Chinese development project changed lives and livelihoods in Tanzania /

The TAZARA (Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority), or Freedom Railway, from Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to the Copperbelt region of Zambia, was instrumental in fostering one of the most sweeping development transitions in postcolonial Africa. Built during the height of the Cold War, the railwa...

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Main Author: Monson, Jamie.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
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