| Cities in Contemporary Africa 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Murray, M. (Editor), Myers, G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403970351 ISBN-13: 9781403970350 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This book offers a broad range of scholarly interpretations of the evolving forms, the changing dynamics, and the unexpected surprises that characterize contemporary African cities. It wrestles with important questions concerning how large numbers of people without regular work nevertheless find ways to survive and even prosper. It balances investigations of particular cities in sub-Saharan Africa with considerations of a diversity of topics, themes and multi-city comparisons, including themes in: culture, imagination, place and space; political economy and work livelihoods; and urban planning and governance. The collection is both theoretically informed and empirically grounded. Aimed at mid-level undergraduate students, these essays, taken as a whole, provide an understanding of what is happening in African cities today, and why. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 2006045227 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.45" W x 9.52" (1.29 lbs) 318 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and newcomers interact, negotiate, and struggle over access to limited resources. |
