Human Porterage and Colonial State Formation in German East Africa, 1880s-1914: Tensions of Transport

by Andreas Greiner

​This book explores the role of caravan transport and human porterage in the colony of German East Africa (present-day mainland Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi). With caravan mobility being of pivotal importance to colonial rule during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the exploration of vernacular transport and its governance during this period sheds new light on the trajectories of colonial statehood. The author addresses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303089469X
• ISBN13: 9783030894696
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"