Title Reconsidering Colonial Heritage in West African Cities Urban Space in Cape Verde, Senegal and the Gambia

Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (193 p.) Series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa Series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa Series Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction to Colonial Heritage in West African Cities -- General Outline of the Subject -- Spatial and Temporal Scope of the Analysis -- Objectives, Hypotheses and Research Questions -- Research Methods Applied -- Colonialism -- an Outline of Literature On the Subject -- Heritage Studies -- an Overview of Basic Concepts -- Material Vs. Non-Material Heritage in Urban Space -- African Colonialisms Africa's Decolonisation Process -- the Geographical Perspective -- Notes -- References -- 2 Colonial Heritage in Modern-Day Praia -- Historical Overview -- The Location and Layout -- Buildings in Platô and Its Surroundings -- Portuguese Nomenclature in Praia -- Colonial and New Monuments -- The Cemetery, City Squares and the Marketplace -- The Cemetery -- City Squares and the Marketplace -- Colonial Heritage in Modern-Day Praia -- a Summary -- Notes -- References -- 3 Colonial Heritage in Modern-Day Dakar -- Historical Overview and Location of the City Three Phases of French Colonial Urban Planning -- Disappearing Colonial Buildings -- Evolution of the French Dictionary of Urbanonyms and Its Decolonisation -- Modern-day Street Nomenclature in the Dakar-Plateau District -- Street Nomenclature in Dakar in the Colonial Era -- Changes in Street Nomenclature in the Dakar-Plateau District During the Colonial Period -- Changes in Dakar Street Nomenclature After 1960 -- Other Elements of Colonial Heritage -- Colonial Heritage in Modern-Day Dakar -- a Summary -- Notes -- References -- 4 Colonial Heritage in Modern-Day Banjul -- Historical Overview Times of the British Empire -- Independent Gambia -- Buildings and Architecture -- British and African Elements -- British Nomenclature in Modern-Day Banjul -- Squares and the Marketplace in Banjul -- Other Elements of Colonial Heritage -- Colonial Heritage in Modern-Day Banjul -- a Summary -- Notes -- References -- 5 Conclusion -- Different Post-Colonial Countries, Different Fates of Colonial Heritage -- a Summary -- Verification of Hypotheses -- Limitations and Difficulties in Analysing Colonial Heritage in West Africa -- the Practical Aspect of Field Research Colonial Heritage -- Potential Future Research Directions -- Appendix -- Lists of Street Names in the Tree Analysed Cities -- Praia, Dakar and Banjul -- Index Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Colonial cities -- Africa, West Architecture, Colonial -- Africa, West Public spaces -- Political aspects -- Africa, West Decolonization -- Africa, West Architecture, Colonial. Colonial cities. Colonial influence. Decolonization. Public spaces -- Political aspects. SUBJECT Africa, West -- Colonial influence Subject West Africa. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781003825005 1003825001

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