Paolo Beni : a biographical and critical study / P. B. Diffley

• Record Nr.: UNINA990004093540403321
• Autore: Diffley, P. B.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : Clarendon press, 1988
• ISBN: 0-19-815855-6
• Descrizione fisica: VII, 282 p. ; 22 cm
• Collana: Oxford modern languages and literature monographs
• Disciplina: 858.508
• Locazione: FLFBC
• Collocazione: 858.508 DIF 1
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

African cities : alternative visions of urban theory and practice / / Garth Myers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816013303321
• Autore: Myers Garth Andrew
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Zed Books Ltd, 2011
• ISBN: 1-350-21812-X; 1-78032-133-3; 1-283-07096-0; 9786613070968; 1-84813-510-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Classificazione: MS 1840; RS 10627; C912.81
• Disciplina: 307.76096
• Soggetti: Cities and towns - Africa; City and town life - Africa; City planning - Africa; Urbanization - Africa; Africa Social conditions 1960-; Africa Geography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the author; Figures and tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Map; Introduction; 1 What if the postmetropolis is Lusaka?; 2 Postcolonial cities; 3 (I)n(f)ormal cities; 4 Governing Africa's cities; 5 Wounded city; 6 Cosmopolitan cities; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this groundbreaking book, Garth Myers argues for a re-visioning of how cities in Africa are discussed and written about. Touching on a diverse range of examples, from Zanzibar to Nairobi, Cape Town to Mogadishu, Kinshasa to Dakar, Myers uses original research and a close reading of works by other scholars, writers, and artists to encourage us to engage with the vibrancy and complexity of African cities.