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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464164903321

Autore

Little Kenneth Lindsay

Titolo

Urbanization as a social process : an essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa / / Kenneth Little

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-53129-7

1-136-53136-X

1-315-01732-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Collana

Africa ; ; XV

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography

Disciplina

307.76096

Soggetti

Urbanization - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Rural-urban migration - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Cities and towns - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Growth

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1974.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The migratory basis of urban growth; 2. Modern urbanization and its opportunistic undertones; 3. Attitudes to work and wage-employment; 4. Social class and ethnicity; 5. Urbanization and race relations; 6. Urban social organization; 7. Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Further reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Urbanization is probably the most important process taking place in African countries.  This book provides a lucid and informative study of the significance of urbanization for social change in sub-Saharan Africa, which has vital implications for all developing regions. <BR> Originally published in 1974.