Urbanization urbanism and urbanity in an African city : home spaces and house cultures This book makes an important contribution to global urban studies through an in depth and inter disciplinary study of Maputo as a key case study for rapid urbanization emerging urbanism and actual urbanity across Africa. It builds on decades of experience in the region as well as a recent detailed empirical study which included unique longitudinal elements contextualizing the relevance of this more generally. Its focus on the physical aspects of the city linked to socio cultural analysis place[s] it in a unique position in current critiques of writing on Africa Provided by the publisher