How did Lagos, Nigeria, grow from a tiny island kingdom to a megalopolis famous for its frenetic and congested form of coastal urbanism? This first-of-its-kind history provides a comprehensive narrative for understanding one of Africaâ s largest citiesâ its buoyant vibrancy and its two-headed problem of housing shortages and rising seasâ today.
How did Lagos, Nigeria, grow from a tiny island kingdom to a megalopolis famous for its frenetic and congested form of coastal urbanism? This first-of-its-kind history provides a comprehensive narrative for understanding one of Africaâ s largest citiesâ its buoyant vibrancy and its two-headed problem of housing shortages and rising seasâ today.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark Duerksen is a research associate at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, DC. His work has appeared in the Journal of West African History and the Johannesburg Salon, as well as in dozens of publications for the Africa Center. His work aims to make Africa's histories and cities understandable (and visible) to a larger audience, particularly policymakers.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Èkó: Mapping What a House Is in Lagos Bar Houses as Gateways to Status: Lagos Colony Canal Trenches in Land, Labor, and Sanitation Struggles: Imperial Lagos Swamp Foci in Land, Labor, and Sanitation Struggles: Interwar Years Lagoon Hidden Depths across Independence139 Atlantic Gatekeepers of Wealth and Power: The Oil Years Conclusion Flooding: Barometers of Human Security in a Fractured Global Landscape Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Èkó: Mapping What a House Is in Lagos Bar Houses as Gateways to Status: Lagos Colony Canal Trenches in Land, Labor, and Sanitation Struggles: Imperial Lagos Swamp Foci in Land, Labor, and Sanitation Struggles: Interwar Years Lagoon Hidden Depths across Independence139 Atlantic Gatekeepers of Wealth and Power: The Oil Years Conclusion Flooding: Barometers of Human Security in a Fractured Global Landscape Notes Bibliography Index
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