The Emergence of the South African Metropolis
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ISBN-13:
9781107002937
Veröffentl:
2016
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
28.07.2016
Seiten:
344
Autor:
Vivian Bickford-Smith
Gewicht:
652 g
Format:
235x157x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A pioneering account of how South Africa's three leading cities were fashioned, experienced, promoted and perceived.
Focusing on South Africa's three main cities - Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban - this book explores South African urban history from the late nineteenth century onwards. This ambitious and pioneering account, spanning more than a century, will be welcomed by scholars and students of African history, urban history, and historical geography.
1. Introduction; 2. Inventing British cities in Africa; 3. More Babylon than Birmingham?; 4. Selling sunlit cities; 5. Bitter cries and black Baudelaires; 6. Remembrance of things past.