02696nam 2200697 450 991079198860332120210311111955.01-350-21812-X1-78032-133-31-283-07096-097866130709681-84813-510-610.5040/9781350218123(CKB)2560000000073157(EBL)688559(OCoLC)715270032(SSID)ssj0000533812(PQKBManifestationID)12192841(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533812(PQKBWorkID)10491734(PQKB)11325834(MiAaPQ)EBC688559(Au-PeEL)EBL688559(CaPaEBR)ebr10464767(CaONFJC)MIL307096(CaBNVSL)9781350218123(EXLCZ)99256000000007315720210311e20212021 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican cities alternative visions of urban theory and practice /Garth MyersLondon, England :Zed Books,©2011.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84813-509-2 1-84813-508-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-232) and index.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.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.Cities and townsAfricaSociology, UrbanAfricaUrban communitiesbicsscCities and townsSociology, UrbanUrban communities307.76096MS 1840rvkRS 10627rvkC912.81clcMyers Garth Andrew915433NCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910791988603321African cities3723264UNINA