Urbanization As a Social Process : An Essay on Movement and Change in Contemporary Africa.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (279 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781136531293Subject(s): Cities and towns -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Growth | Rural-urban migration -- Africa, Sub-Saharan | Urbanization -- Africa, Sub-SaharanGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Urbanization As a Social Process : An Essay on Movement and Change in Contemporary AfricaDDC classification: 307.7/6/0967 LOC classification: HT148.S8 -- L58 2004ebOnline resources: Click to ViewCover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The migratory basis of urban growth -- 2. Modern urbanization and its opportunistic undertones -- 3. Attitudes to work and wage-employment -- 4. Social class and ethnicity -- 5. Urbanization and race relations -- 6. Urban social organization -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix -- Notes -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.
Urbanization is probably the most important process taking place in African countries. This book provides a lucid and informative study of the significance of urbanization for social change in sub-Saharan Africa, which has vital implications for all developing regions. Originally published in 1974.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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