Jamhuri ya Plato: Tafsiri ya Julius Nyerere
"Alikamilisha kufanya masahihisho ya kitabu...katika hali ya maumivu makali sana Jijini London wakati akipata matibabu katika Hospitali ya St. Thomas na mauti yalipomkuta, alikuwa amemaliza. Kilichomsukuma Mwalimu kudhamiria kutafsiri kitabu hiki ilikuwa nia aliyokuwa nayo kuwa kitabu hiki kiwe kimechapishwa kabla ya uchaguzi wa mwaka 2005, ambao alihisi ungekuwa na utitiri wa wagombea....na kuwa kungetokea misukosuko mingi nchini. Alitamani sana kuuandaa umma wa Tanzania kuchagua kiongozi bora siyo bora kiongozi" - Dibaji
Society of the Righteous: Ibadhi Muslim Identity and Transnationalism in Tanzania
"In this book I am interested in how collective memory associated with the violence of the Zanzibar Revolution, and the complex political assemblages—in particular, how national identities came to be shaped by social processes and structures —that endured in its aftermath have paved the way for novel expressions of Ibadhi identity in the postcolonial and postrevolution period" - Author
Gathering Electronic Waste in Tanzania: Labour, Value, and Toxicity
“In this book, I describe the innovative practices of discards workers in Dar es Salaam, not as a normative story that focuses on depicting them as perpetrators or victims of pollution…The stories presented here aim to bring forward [their] practices and the agency … as important actors against the backdrop of those normatively celebrated in late capitalism, which are driven by liberal logics of individualism and material accumulation”- Author
Rosa Mistika: A Novel by Euphrase Kezilahabi (Translated by Jay Boss Rubin | Foreword by Annmarie Drury)
“First banned, Euphrase Kezilahabi’s wonderful novel Rosa Mistika is now required reading...." Teresa Svoboda, winner of the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize; “A tremendously important novel" (Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature); “This cutting-edge translation of a book that has continuously stirred the Swahili literary scene gives us access to a world and contradictions that are rarely available in the West, at a time when we question what is translated, how, and why” (Ida Hadjivayanis, SOAS)
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