The Politics of Housing in (Post-)Colonial Africa : Accommodating workers and urban residents

• Tác giả: Martina Barker-Ciganikova, Carl-Philipp Bodenstein, Kirsten Rüther, Daniela Waldburger
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3110601183
• Thông tin xuất bản: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2020
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (228 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 181375
• Chủ đề: 1. African history; 2. Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 3. Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; 4. Social & cultural history

Tóm tắt

Housing matters, no matter when or where. This volume of collected essays on housing in colonial and postcolonial Africa seeks to elaborate the how and the why. It concentrates on analyzing housing in its multifacetedness, be it a lens to offer insights into complex processes that shape societies be it a tool of empire to exercise control over private relations of inhabitants or be it a means to create good, obedient and productive citizens.