The African City
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 83, Heft 331, S. 266-267
ISSN: 1468-2621
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In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 83, Heft 331, S. 266-267
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 57, Heft 227, S. 156-158
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: African affairs: the journal of the Royal African Society, Band 52, Heft 207, S. 165-166
ISSN: 1468-2621
This book explores various characteristics of tropical African cities, with special reference to change in the post-independence period. It stresses the diversity of urban forms and urban experience to be found within the region, distinguishing the more general features from those peculiar to individual cities. Much has been written about urban Africa, but nearly all relates to particular cities: this book provides a context for such studies. This review provides an essential foundation both for theoretical clarification of the processes of urbanization and for practical planning decisions.The
In: International affairs, Band 60, Heft 3, S. 520-520
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: International journal of urban and regional research: IJURR, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 446-447
ISSN: 0309-1317
In: Population and development review, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 556
ISSN: 1728-4457
In: New approaches to African history 4
This book is comprehensive both in terms of time coverage, from before the Pharaohs to the present moment and in that it tries to consider cities from the entire continent, not just Sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from factual information and rich description material culled from many sources, it looks at many issues from why urban life emerged in the first place to how present-day African cities cope in difficult times. Instead of seeing towns and cities as somehow extraneous to the real Africa, it views them as an inherent part of developing Africa, indigenous, colonial, and post-colonial and emphasizes the extent to which the future of African society and African culture will likely be played out mostly in cities. The book is written to appeal to students of history but equally to geographers, planners, sociologists and development specialists interested in urban problems
In: New approaches to African history
Addresses the vital questions that will determine the face of African Christianity: AIDS, chronic unemployment, the plight of children, and the "deculturation" of the multitudes pouring into the cities of black Africa.
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ISSN: 1568-5209
In: Internationale Politik: das Magazin für globales Denken, Band 62, Heft 7-8, S. 202
ISSN: 1430-175X
In: Africa today, Band 55, Heft 1, S. 131-133
ISSN: 0001-9887