Nairobi in the Making: Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging Contributor(s): Smith, Constance (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847012337 ISBN-13: 9781847012333 Publisher: James Currey OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
LCCN: 2019350832 |
Series: Eastern Africa |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.08 lbs) 221 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What does it mean to make a life in an African city today? How do ordinary Africans, surrounded by collapsing urban infrastructures and amid fantastical promises of hypermodern, globalised futures, try to ensure a place for themselves in the city's future? Exploring the relationship between the remains of empire and the global city, and themes of urban belonging and exclusion, housing and security, Constance Smith examines the making and remaking of one of Africa's most fragmented, vibrant cities |