From its modest beginnings in the mid-19th century, Dar es Salaam has grown to become one of sub-Saharan Africas most important urban centres. A major political, economic and cultural hub, the city stood at the cutting edge of trends that transformed twentieth-century East Africa. Dar es Salaam has recently attracted the attention of a diverse, multi-disciplinary, range of scholars, making it currently one of the continents most studied urban centres. This collection from eleven scholars from Africa, Europe, North America and Japan, draws on some of the best of this scholarship and offers a...
From its modest beginnings in the mid-19th century, Dar es Salaam has grown to become one of sub-Saharan Africas most important urban centres. A major...