Urbanization, Urbanism, and Urbanity in an African City [electronic resource] : Home Spaces and House Cultures /
Jenkins, P.author.
Urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has historic roots, and though it has accelerated in recent decades, it retains distinctive forms. This book explores sub-Saharan urbanism through a detailed and wide-ranging study of Maputo, Mozambique, covering physical and socio-economic factors as well as an ethnographic inquiry into cultural attitudes.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I Introductory Material; 1 The Aims and Objectives of the Book; 2 The Intellectual Approach of the Book; Part II Contextual Material; 3 Contextualization at Macro-Level; 4 Contextualization at Meso-Level; 5 Contextualization at Micro-Level; Part III Empirical Material; 6 Life Stories; 7 Integrated Findings; 8 Key Issues Arising; Part IV Concluding Material; 9 Queries and a Proposal; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has historic roots, and though it has accelerated in recent decades, it retains distinctive forms. This book explores sub-Saharan urbanism through a detailed and wide-ranging study of Maputo, Mozambique, covering physical and socio-economic factors as well as an ethnographic inquiry into cultural attitudes.
Public policy.
Sociology, Urban.
Human geography.
Political sociology.
Ethnology.
Public Policy.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Human Geography.
Political Sociology.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.