Africa S Cities
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The History Of African Cities South Of The Sahara
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Author : Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The History Of African Cities South Of The Sahara written by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Cities and towns categories.
Cities have existed in sub-Saharan Africa since antiquity. But only now are historians and archaeologists rediscovering their rich heritage: the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe and Congo, the harbor cities at the Indian Ocean, the capitals of the Bantu Kingdoms, the Atlantic cities from the 16th to the 18th centuries, and the urban revolutions in the 19th century. Mercantile cities opened Africa to the world, Islamic cities became centers of scholarship and the trans-Saharan trade, Creole cities appeared after the first contact with Europeans, and Bantu cities of the hinterland reacted against them. The author has gone through vast numbers of archival records and conducted independent field research to analyze and describe the rich history of African cities even long before imperial colonization began, and she continues her story until the time of urban reorganization during industrialization. The result is a colorful panorama of urban lifestyles including unique examples of architecture, and lasting traditions of ethnic, cultural, religious, and commercial forms of co-existence.
The African City
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Author : Bill Freund
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-03-05
The African City written by Bill Freund and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-05 with History categories.
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Cities In Contemporary Africa
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Author : M. Murray
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-01-08
Cities In Contemporary Africa written by M. Murray and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-08 with Political Science categories.
This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and newcomers interact, negotiate, and struggle over access to limited resources.
Globalization And Urbanization In Africa
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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2004
Globalization And Urbanization In Africa written by Toyin Falola and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
In this book scholars present new interpretations of African cities, from the pre-colonial to the modern, set in the context of national and international economy, politics and culture. While providing insights into the evolution of African cities, they also raise issues of vital importance to the survival of African cities. The chapters capture the mixed legacies of colonialism and the lingering consequences of neo-colonialism in a so-called age of globalisation.
Reflections On Identity In Four African Cities
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Author : S. B. Bekker
language : en
Publisher: African Minds
Release Date : 2006
Reflections On Identity In Four African Cities written by S. B. Bekker and has been published by African Minds this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Africa categories.
Identity has become the watchword of our times. In sub-Saharan Africa, this certainly appears to be true and for particular reasons. Africa is urbanising rapidly, cross-border migration streams are swelling and globalising influences sweep across the continent. Africa is also facing up to the challenge of nurturing emergent democracies in which citizens often feel torn between older traditional and newer national loyalties. Accordingly, collective identities are deeply coloured by recent urban as well as international experience and are squarely located within identity politics where reconciliation is required between state nation-building strategies and sub-national affiliations. They are also fundamentally shaped by the growing inequality and the poverty found on this continent. These themes are explored by an international set of scholars in two South African and two Francophone cities. The relative importance to urban residents of race, class and ethnicity but also of work, space and language are compared in these cities. This volume also includes a chapter investigating the emergence of a continental African identity. A recent report of the Office of the South African President claims that a strong national identity is emerging among its citizens, and that race and ethnicity are waning whilst a class identity is in the ascendance. The evidence and analyses within this volume serve to gauge the extent to which such claims ring true, in what everyone knows is a much more complex and shifting terrain of shared meanings than can ever be captured by such generalisations.
Africa S Urban Revolution
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Author : Doctor Edgar Pieterse
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-09
Africa S Urban Revolution written by Doctor Edgar Pieterse and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-09 with Social Science categories.
The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a more overtly urban agenda. As a result, there is across the continent insufficient urgency directed to responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with the world's last major wave of urbanisation. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities, and utilising a diverse array of case studies, Africa's Urban Revolution provides a comprehensive insight into the key issues - demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic - surrounding African urbanisation.
Homes Apart
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Author : Anthony Lemon
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1991
Homes Apart written by Anthony Lemon and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Well written and with an extensive bibliography and maps of the urban areas, the volume is an essential source for understanding South Africa's urban future as well as for documenting the legacy of apartheid on South African urbanization. --Choice... an illuminating look at one of the twentieth century's most ignominious failures in social engineering. --Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryThis book examines the legacy of apartheid in nine of South Africa's major cities (including Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, and Pretoria), the factors that have influenced their distinctive development, and the possible direction and patterns of urban change in a post-apartheid society.
The African City
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Author : Bill Freund
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-03-05
The African City written by Bill Freund and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-05 with History categories.
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.
The Emergence Of The South African Metropolis
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Author : Vivian Bickford-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-05-16
The Emergence Of The South African Metropolis written by Vivian Bickford-Smith and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-16 with History categories.
A pioneering account of how South Africa's three leading cities were fashioned, experienced, promoted and perceived.
African Cities And Towns Before The European Conquest
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Author : Richard W. Hull
language : en
Publisher: New York : Norton
Release Date : 1976
African Cities And Towns Before The European Conquest written by Richard W. Hull and has been published by New York : Norton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.
An analytical and comparative survey of major urban centers south of the Sahara during the thousand years before European colonization, examining their governments, economics, societies, and arts