| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
About the author; Figures and tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Map; Introduction; 1 What if the postmetropolis is Lusaka?; 2 Postcolonial cities; 3 (I)n(f)ormal cities; 4 Governing Africa's cities; 5 Wounded city; 6 Cosmopolitan cities; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In this groundbreaking book, Garth Myers argues for a re-visioning of how cities in Africa are discussed and written about. Touching on a diverse range of examples, from Zanzibar to Nairobi, Cape Town to Mogadishu, Kinshasa to Dakar, Myers uses original research and a close reading of works by other scholars, writers, and artists to encourage us to engage with the vibrancy and complexity of African cities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-232) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Farah, Nuruddin, 1945- nta |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- Africa
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Sociology, Urban -- Africa
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Urbanization -- Africa
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Society.
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Cities and towns
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Urbanization
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Sociology, Urban
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Stadt
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Verstädterung
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Großstadt
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Stadt.
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Verstädterung.
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Stadtsoziologie.
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Constitutional law -- Afrika.
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Africa
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Afrika
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Afrika.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011282160 |
| ISBN |
9781848135109 |
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1848135106 |
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9781350218123 |
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135021812X |
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