Verandahs of Power - Colonialism and Space in Urban Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed)

Focuses on the creation of, and struggle over, urban order in four cities in Eastern and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Lusaka, Zanzibar, and Lilongwe, and the workings of power in the planning processes for each city. Garth Andrew Myers' work makes a significant contribution to a long tradition of research on colonial cities and a multidisciplinary body of literature on urban legacies of colonialism. He examines both colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these cities, tracing the legacies of colonialism in different and divergent postcolonial settings--a revolutionary left-wing socialist state (Zanzibar) and a reactionary right-wing dictatorship (Malawi). In addition to the examination of urban plans and the African urban majority's responses to them, the book traces the experience of the urban planning process through three different "verandahs of power, " or levels of class depiction: the colonial power, the colonized middle, and the urban majority. Interspersed with personal stories, this book illuminates our understanding of the workings of power in African cities by addressing human experiences of that power.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Space, Place and Society
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	February 2003
Authors:	Garth Andrew Myers
Dimensions:	237 x 157 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-2972-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8156-2972-9
Barcode:	9780815629726

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