Nairobi in the Making: Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging

by Constance Smith

Examines the making and remaking of Nairobi, one of Africa's most fragmented, vibrant cities, contributing to debates on urban anthropology, the politics of the past and postcolonial materialities.

What does it mean to make a life in an African city today? How do ordinary Africans, surrounded by collapsing urban infrastructures and amid fantastical promises of hypermodern, globalised futures, try to ensure a place for themselves in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847012337
• ISBN13: 9781847012333
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"