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 railwa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Monson, Jamie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Railroads > Tanzania.
Economic assistance, Chinese > Tanzania.
Economic development projects > Tanzania.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
Economic assistance, Chinese
Economic development projects
International economic relations
Railroads
Africa > Foreign economic relations > China.
China > Foreign economic relations > Africa.
Afrique > Relations économiques extérieures > Chine.
Africa
China
Tanzania
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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, newly independent Tanzania and Zambia accepted help from China.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references pages (183-191) and index.
ISBN:9780253002815
0253002818
1282103466
9781282103467
9786612103469
6612103469

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