The Suburban Frontier: Middle Class Construction in Dar es Salaam
"Professor Mercer presents a case of the formation and transformation of middle-class urbanites as they acquire and develop land at the city frontier without mortgage finance, creating spectacular neighborhoods. She traces access to land in Dar es Salaam from the colonial era to the independence era, when an entrepreneur class of new urbanites, whose insatiable appetite for land, has driven the city outwards at supersonic speed. The politics of the day, like the Ujamaa socialist era, provides new opportunities of acquiring land and property" - Book Reviewer
Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions: Comparing Dominant Parties and Parliaments in Tanzania and Uganda
"A refreshing analysis of how wealth and power are distributed through state channels and elite contestations. Collord boldly combines political economy and institutional analysis to unpack the interplay between democracy and development. This is a must-read for those interested in the role of political parties, parliamentary institutions, and presidential changes in reshaping distributive politics across the authoritarian spectrum." - Book Reviewer
FINDING MY VOICE: Finding My Voice, My Goal, My dream, My Purpose
"Through inspiring stories, introspective exercises, and thought-provoking reflections, readers are empowered to explore their inner selves. Emphasizing introspection and self-awareness, the book helps individuals embrace their passions, talents, and values, aligning them with their dreams and goals" - Book Author
Sustaining Tanzania’s Economic Development: A Firm and Household Perspective
"This book investigates the performance of firms and households in Tanzania and the strategies they adopt to navigate shocks, achieve sustainability, and build resilience in order to sustain their growth and development. The contributions take into account competitiveness and productivity for firms, and income or welfare for households." - Book Editor
Making an African City: Technopolitics and the Infrastructure of Everyday Life in Colonial Accra
"Making an African City explores how the informalization of Accra's development was a historical process, not a natural and self-evident phenomenon, which connects the history of the city with the history of urban development and the growth of technocracy around the world." - Book Publisher
Faradhi ya Moyo
"Faradhi ya Moyo ni riwaya iliyojaa visa na taharuki, ikimulika maisha ya Wasila na Zaina, mapacha wanaojumuika tena baada ya kutengana kwa kitambo kirefu. Kwa ufundi wake, ndani ya riwaya hii Anna amesawiri vyema huba, majonzi na tumaini jipya" - Mchapishaji
After She Was Born a Girl: A Memoir of Gender Injustices in a Male-Dominated Society
“After She Was Born a Girl is a social revolutionary book which raises awareness about a woman who suffers emotional and physical pains in a male-dominated society for far too long. Emmanuel Kaghondi redefines the life which a woman deserves"-Reviewer
Sweet Deal, Bitter Landscape: Gender Politics and Liminality in Tanzania’s New Enclosures
"With rich ethnographic detail and visual storytelling, Sweet Deal, Bitter Landscape traces the lived experiences of diverse rural women and men as they struggled for survival under a seemingly endless condition of liminality." - Book Author
MIKATABA YA UWEKEZAJI KATI YA NCHI MBILI (MIUMBI) NA ATHARI ZAKE KWA TANZANIA
"....Kitabu hiki kinatoa uchambuzi wa siasa-uchumi kuhusu MIUMBI na athari zake kwa nchi ya dunia ya tatu kama Tanzania. Waandishi wametumia lugha rahisi ambayo msomaji yeyote anaweza kuielewa hata kama ni mara ya kwanza kusikia kuhusu MIUMBI. Ni jambo la kutia faraja kuwa kitabu hiki kimeandikwa kwa lugha yetu wenyewe...." - Maoni ya Kitabu