Africa in Urban History

"This Element explores Africa's urban history using race, ethnicity, class, and conflict theory. It proposes a new typology of African cities, focuses on Indigenous cities, and uses conflict, interactionist, and race ideology theories to explain the articulation of racism, ethnicity, and classism in the continent's urban space"--

Sommario

1. Background and foundational matter; 2. Cities of African antiquity; 3. Urban centers of early African civilization; 4. The era of discovery towns; 5. Colonial cities; 6. Colonial company towns; 7. Post-colonial cities; References.

Riassunto

This Element explores Africa's urban history using race, ethnicity, class, and conflict theory. It proposes a new typology of African cities, focuses on Indigenous cities, and uses conflict, interactionist, and race ideology theories to explain the articulation of racism, ethnicity, and classism in the continent's urban space.

Prefazione

This Element contains succinct discussions of African human settlements from historical, spatial, cultural, and contemporary perspectives.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ambe J. Njoh, Ambe J. (University of South Florida) Njoh, Njoh Ambe J.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009500722
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950072-2
• Pagine: 90
• Serie: Elements in Global Urban History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; Africa, HISTORY / World, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, African History, urban economics, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Regional / urban economics