Emergence of the South African Metropolis - Cities and Identities in the Twentieth Century

A pioneering account of how South Africa's three leading cities were fashioned, experienced, promoted and perceived.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Inventing British cities in Africa; 3. More Babylon than Birmingham?; 4. Selling sunlit cities; 5. Bitter cries and black Baudelaires; 6. Remembrance of things past.

About the author

Vivian Bickford-Smith is Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Visiting Fellow in the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London.

Summary

Focusing on South Africa's three main cities - Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban - this book explores South African urban history from the late nineteenth century onwards. This ambitious and pioneering account, spanning more than a century, will be welcomed by scholars and students of African history, urban history, and historical geography.

Product details

• Authors: Vivian Bickford-Smith, Vivian (University of Cape Town) Bickford-Smith, Bickford-Smith Vivian
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2016
• EAN: 9781107002937
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00293-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Republic of South Africa, African History, Human Geography, Urban communities, Settlement, urban and rural geography