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UNINA9910453498603321 |
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Autore |
Whiteman Kaye |
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Titolo |
Lagos : a cultural and historical imagination / / Kaye Whiteman |
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Exeter, UK ; ; Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Andrews UK Limited, , 2013 |
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1-908493-88-7 |
1-908493-89-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Collana |
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Cities of the imagination |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Culture |
Electronic books. |
Lagos (Nigeria) Description and travel |
Lagos (Nigeria) History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Foreword by Femi Okunnu; A Personal Message from the CEO of BGL; Preface and Acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction; Lagos; The Story of Lagos; The Topography of Lagos; Changing Society and the "Look" of the City; A True City of the Imagination; Music, Film, Art and the Havens in the Wilderness; Stories to Remember; The Long Shadow of FESTAC; Prominent Personalities of Lagos; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; Streets of the Imagination; The Future City?; End Matter; Appendix; Further Reading; BGL and Lagos; Also Available |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, expected in some projections to have a population of 25 million by 2025. This will make it the biggest metropolis in sub-Saharan Africa and possibly the world's third largest city. This phenomenal and continuing growth gives it a heady turbulence, especially as it only took on the form of a coherent urban entity in the eighteenth century. After Nigeria's independence Lagos remained both trading hub and, for thirty years, a federal capi... |
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