Africa's Freedom Railway: How a Chinese Development Project Changed Lives and Livelihoods in Tanzania
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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 railway was intended to redirect the mineral wealth of the interior away from routes through South Africa and Rhodesia. Rebuffed by Western aid agencies,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253223229
ISBN13:9780253223227
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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