LEADER 02696nam 2200697 450 001 9910791988603321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-21812-X 010 $a1-78032-133-3 010 $a1-283-07096-0 010 $a9786613070968 010 $a1-84813-510-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350218123 035 $a(CKB)2560000000073157 035 $a(EBL)688559 035 $a(OCoLC)715270032 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533812 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12192841 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533812 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10491734 035 $a(PQKB)11325834 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC688559 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL688559 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10464767 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL307096 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350218123 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000073157 100 $a20210311e20212021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrican cities $ealternative visions of urban theory and practice /$fGarth Myers 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$dİ2011. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84813-509-2 311 $a1-84813-508-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-232) and index. 327 $aAbout 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aCities and towns$zAfrica 606 $aSociology, Urban$zAfrica 606 $aUrban communities$2bicssc 615 0$aCities and towns 615 0$aSociology, Urban 615 7$aUrban communities 676 $a307.76096 686 $aMS 1840$2rvk 686 $aRS 10627$2rvk 686 $aC912.81$2clc 700 $aMyers$b Garth Andrew$0915433 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791988603321 996 $aAfrican cities$93723264 997 $aUNINA