Ghana on the Go: African Mobility in the Age of Motor Transportation
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As early as the 1910s, African drivers in colonial Ghana understood the possibilities that using imported motor transport could further the social and economic agendas of a diverse array of local agents, including chiefs, farmers, traders, fishermen, and urban workers. Jennifer Hart's powerful narrative of auto-mobility shows how drivers built on old trade routes to increase the speed and scale of motorized travel. Hart reveals that new forms of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253023076
ISBN13:9780253023070
Release Date:October 2016
Publisher:Indiana University Press (Ips)
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.87 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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