Nigeria's Urban History

Past and Present
Herausgeber: Tijani, Hakeem Ibikunle

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nigeria's Urban History is a collection of sixteen peer-reviewed essays that explore the nature of Nigeria's urbanism and the challenges it faces. Beginning with analysis of the role of colonialism in the country's urban identity, the volume examines the role of the present oil economy, gender issues, human interactions, poverty, crime, prostitution, and transportation on the nature of urban life and culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780761834335
• ISBN-10: 0761834338
• Artikelnr.: 22025468

Autorenporträt

Edited by Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani - Contributions by Toyin Falola; Hakeem I. Tijani; Jare Ajayi; Wole Atere; Akeem Akinwale; Dipo Olubomehin; Patrick Ebewo; Saheed Aderinto; Abolade Adeniji; Rasheed Olaniyi; Seyi Fabiyi; Mosope Fagbongbe; Danoye Oguntola-L

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 List of Tables and Illustrations Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Foreword Chapter 4 Abbreviations Chapter 5 1. Reflection on
Nigeria's Urban History Chapter 6 2. Human Factor in Urbanization Chapter 7
3. Gender, Urbanization, and Socio-Economic Development Chapter 8 4. The
Impact of Road Transportation Chapter 9 5. Role of Theater and Drama in
Political and Urban Development Chapter 10 6. Prostitution and Urban Social
Relations Chapter 11 7. Policing Urban Prostitution Chapter 12 8. Urban
Neglect and Underdevelopment of a Border Town Chapter 13 9. Transformation
of the Sabongari Chapter 14 10. Colonial and Postcolonial Architecture and
Urbanism Chapter 15 11. Legal Aspect of Urban Development Chapter 16 12.
Industries as Catalyst of Urban Development: A Microanalysis Chapter 17 13.
Urbanism and Traditional Religion Chapter 18 14. Urbanism and Ethnic Crises
Since the 1980s Chapter 19 15. Managing Rural and Urban Poverty Chapter 20
16. The Development of a Federal Capital Territory-Abuja Chapter 21 About
the Editor and Contributors Chapter 22 Index