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UNINA9910819447003321 |
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Autore |
Grant Richard |
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Titolo |
Globalizing city : the urban and economic transformation of Accra, Ghana / / Richard Grant |
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Syracuse, New York : , : Syracuse University Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 187 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urbanization - Ghana - Accra |
Globalization - Ghana - Accra |
Accra (Ghana) Economic conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : globalizing city -- Globalizing from above : foreign companies and corporate spaces -- Globalizing residential spaces : the spread of gated communities -- Globalizing from above and in between : the residential building boom -- In-between globalizing : returnees' networks and spaces -- Globalizing from below : slum dwellers in a globalizing city -- Conclusions. |
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