Cities in Contemporary Africa (Hardcover, annotated edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2007
First published:	2006
Editors:	M Murray • G. Myers
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-7035-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-7035-1
Barcode:	9781403970350

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