Urbanization as a social process : an essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa / / Kenneth Little

• Autore: Little Kenneth Lindsay
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76096
• Soggetto topico: Urbanization - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Rural-urban migration - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Cities and towns - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Growth
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published in 1974.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Urbanization as a social process
• ISBN: 1-136-53129-7; 1-136-53136-X; 1-315-01732-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464164903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge library editions. . -Anthropology and ethnography.; Africa (Routledge (Firm)) ; ; 15.