Title: Harare
Subtitle: inheriting a settler-colonial city, change or continuity?
First published: 1995
Description: Zimbabwe is one of the most recent countries in Africa to gain its independence. This volume traces the history of Harare, the capital and largest city, from its colonial origins, through periods of settler rule and the transition to independence, to the present day, and illustrates how the built environment of the city reflected and embodied the urban policies and economy of a settler-colonialist state.
Subjects: Urbanization, Colonial cities, Cities and towns, africa
Places: Zimbabwe, Harare
LC classification: HT384.Z552 H377 1995