Urbanization, Urbanism, and Urbanity in an African City

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Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Political Science, Government, Public Policy

• Author: P. Jenkins
• ISBN: 9781137380173
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Publication: December 17, 2013
• Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
• Language: English

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.