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

• Main Author: Monson, Jamie.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
• Subjects: Railroads > Tanzania.; Economic assistance, Chinese > Tanzania.; Economic development projects > Tanzania.; Economic assistance, Chinese.; Economic development projects.; Railroads.; TRANSPORTATION > History. > Railroads; International economic relations.; Africa > Foreign economic relations > China.; China > Foreign economic relations > Africa.; Africa.; China.; Tanzania.; Electronic books.
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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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Railway visions
• Building the people's railway
• Living along the railway
• The ordinary train
• Landscape visions
• Conclusion
• Appendixes: 1. Eight principles governing China's economic and technical aid to other countries
• 2. Parcel shipments to and from selected rail stations, 1998-2000
• 3. Land cover change, Kilombero valley study area.