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 to construct what would become one of Africa's most vital
transportation corridors. The book follows the railroad from design
and construction to its daily use as a vital means for moving
villagers and goods. It tells a story of how transnational
interests contributed to environmental change, population
movements, and the rise of local and regional enterprise.
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