|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910788930403321 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Urbanization - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Rural-urban migration - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Cities and towns - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Growth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|