Jamie Monson

Lucid, clearly written account of the construction of TAZARA, the main railway in Tanzania, as a joint Tanzanian-Chinese-Zambian project in the 1970s. Monson examines not just the process of the construction, but its consequences for local development and its symbolism as a high-profile development effort undertaken by two developing countries. It's a little workaday, though, and probably not going to be picked up by someone who doesn't have a pre-existing interest in African history or in global development projects.… (mehr)