Urbanization, Urbanism, and Urbanity in an African City: Home Spaces and House Cultures

by Paul Jenkins and Paul Jenkins

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349479144
• ISBN13: 9781349479146
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"