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Matatu
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Author : Kenda Mutongi
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-06-26
Matatu written by Kenda Mutongi and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-26 with History categories.
Drive the streets of Nairobi and you are sure to see many matatus colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire, matatus today are name-brand vehicles maxed out with aftermarket detailing. They can be stately black or come in extravagant colors, sporting names, slogans, or entire tableaus, with airbrushed portraits of everyone from Kanye West to Barack Obama, of athletes, movie stars, or the most famous face of all: Jesus Christ. In this richly interdisciplinary book, Kenda Mutongi explores the history of the matatu from the 1960s to the present. As Mutongi shows, matatus offer a window onto many socioeconomic and political facets of late-twentieth-century Africa. In their diversity of idiosyncratic designs they express multiple and divergent aspects of Kenyan life including rapid urbanization, organized crime, entrepreneurship, social insecurity, the transition to democracy, chaos and congestion, popular culture, and many others at once embodying both Kenya's staggering social problems and the bright promises of its future. Offering a shining model of interdisciplinary analysis, Mutongi mixes historical, ethnographic, literary, linguistic, and economic approaches to tell the story of the matatu as a powerful expression of the entrepreneurial aesthetics of the postcolonial world.
Matatus The Vibrant Heartbeat Of Kenyan Urban Life
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Author : Matatu Za Jogoo Road
language : en
Publisher: Pencil
Release Date : 2024-04-03
Matatus The Vibrant Heartbeat Of Kenyan Urban Life written by Matatu Za Jogoo Road and has been published by Pencil this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-03 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Matatu za Jogoo Road" takes readers on a colorful journey through Kenya's urban soul. From their origins as rural transport vehicles to their vibrant presence on matatus in Nairobi, matatus are more than just modes of transportation they are cultural icons. With engaging storytelling and vivid descriptions, this book explores the rich history, dynamic art, and communal spirit of matatus, offering a captivating glimpse into the heart of Kenya's urban life. Whether you're a commuter, traveler, or cultural enthusiast, "Matatu za Jogoo Road" offers an immersive experience into the world of Kenya's iconic matatus.
The Matatu Read Along
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Author : Eric Walters
language : en
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Release Date : 2016-09-01
The Matatu Read Along written by Eric Walters and has been published by Orca Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function. Kioko had been watching the matatus come and go for as long as he could remember. But today, for his fifth birthday, he climbs aboard one with his grandfather. As the matatu pulls away from the market, the village dogs chase after them. When Kioko asks his grandfather why the dogs always bark and chase after matatus, his grandfather tells him an entertaining tale about a dog, a goat and a sheep. Set in East Africa, The Matatu is a colorful story filled with many unexpected turns and twists along the way.
The Matatu
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Author : Eric Walters
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Matatu written by Eric Walters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Animals categories.
Kenya
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Author : Richard Trillo
language : en
Publisher: Rough Guides
Release Date : 2002
Kenya written by Richard Trillo and has been published by Rough Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Travel categories.
The Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate guide to East Africa's best-known destination. Features include: a full-colour section introducing Kenya's highlights; practical advice on getting the most out of Kenya, from the well-known safari parks to the little known reserves, and the highlands, lakes and deserts to downtown Nairobi and the Indian Ocean; detailed reviews of accommodation and eating options to suit every taste and budget, including luxury lodges and local restaurants; candid coverage of Kenya's history, politics, culture and environment; and maps and plans for every region.
Negotiating Social Space
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Author : Patrick O. Alila
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2001
Negotiating Social Space written by Patrick O. Alila and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Small business categories.
Small and micro enterprises have been an important theme in development thinking since 1950s, yet for a variety of reasons East African governments and administrations have been sceptical about their role in their own countries' development. While many constraints have been lifted by the more liberal policies of the 1990s, many micro entrepreneurs and their labourers, primarily women, are still fighting for an enlarged social space. The papers in this book describe these strategies of negotiation between rural micro enterprises and the new liberalised rural economy.
Sokomoko Popular Culture In East Africa
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Author : Werner Graebner
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 1992
Sokomoko Popular Culture In East Africa written by Werner Graebner and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Art categories.
Matatu
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Author :
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Matatu written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Africa categories.
Matatu
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Matatu written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Africa categories.
Informal Public Transport In Practice
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Author : Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03
Informal Public Transport In Practice written by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with Social Science categories.
Transport discourse often concentrates on what is missing from transport policy and practice in developing countries vis-à-vis high-income countries rather than articulating local creativity in responding to transport needs as revealed in informal public transport modes such as matatu, motorcycle, bicycle and animal transport. This book helps to correct some of the tendency of inadequate contextualization of knowledge, technology and practice learning and transfer from one setting to another in transport and other development programmes. While countries such as Kenya have ambitions to develop their transport systems to fit into the globalized transport system, they also need to plan transport for ordinary life in both urban and rural areas. The matatu service, provided by privately-owned transport carriers, can be seen as a mirror of the life of Kenya, revealing how indigenous African entrepreneurship and capitalism straddles various economic, political and social systems. This book offers a phenomenological and situated analysis of the matatu entrepreneurship in the political economy of Kenya and its embeddedness in society. By adopting a social science approach, this book highlights a number of political, social and practical issues to demonstrate the matatu is not a decontextualized, disembodied and lifeless piece of moving metal carrying people and goods but rather part of a self-organizing industry, with its own logic of practice. This book is dedicated to Ajanga Khayesi.