Cities in Contemporary Africa (Paperback, New)

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 Kingdom
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Editors:	M Murray • G. Myers
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	318
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-11664-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Promotions
LSN:	0-230-11664-7
Barcode:	9780230116641

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