The Politics of Housing in (Post-)Colonial Africa - Erstausgabe

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ISBN/EAN: 9783110598278

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3-11-059827-2, 978-3-11-059827-8
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Autor des Buches: barker, bode, rüther kirsten, martin philipp, daniela rüther, bodenstein
Titel des Buches: urban housing, colon, kirsten, africa

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Autor/in: Kirsten Rüther; Martina Barker-Ciganikova; Daniela Waldburger; Carl-Philipp Bodenstein
Titel: The Politics of Housing in (Post-)Colonial Africa - Accommodating workers and urban residents
Verlag: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
228 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020-05-18
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Gedruckt / Hergestellt in Deutschland.
Gewicht: 0,467 kg
Sprache: Englisch
104,95 € (DE)
104,95 € (AT)
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22 b/w ill.

BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Geschichte; Afrikanische Geschichte; Verstehen; HIS001000 HISTORY / Africa / General; HIS037030 HISTORY / Modern / General; HIS054000 HISTORY / Social History; African history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Geschichte Afrikas; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie; empire; disciplining; citizens; development policies; Auseinandersetzen; EA; EA; BC

Housing matters, no matter when or where. This volume of collected essays on housing in colonial and postcolonial Africa seeks to elaborate the how and the why.

Housing is much more than a living everyday practice. It unfolds in its disparate dimensions of time, space and agency. Context dependent, it acquires diverse, often ambivalent, meanings. Housing can be a promise, an unfulfilled dream, a tool of self- and class-assertion, a negotiation process, or a means to achieve other ends. Our focus lies in analyzing housing in its multifacetedness, be it a lens to offer insights into complex processes that shape societies; be it a tool of empire to exercise control over private relations of inhabitants; or be it a means to create good, obedient and productive citizens.

Contributions to this volume range from the field of history, to architecture and urban planning, African Studies, linguistics, and literature. The individual case studies home in on specific aspects and dimensions of housing and seek to bring them into dialogue with each other. By doing so, the volume aims to add to the vibrant academic debate on studying urban practices and their significance for current social change.

Housing matters, no matter when or where. This volume of collected essays on housing in colonial and postcolonial Africa seeks to elaborate the how and the why.

Housing is much more than a living everyday practice. It unfolds in its disparate dimensions of time, space and agency. Context dependent, it acquires diverse, often ambivalent, meanings. Housing can be a promise, an unfulfilled dream, a tool of self- and class-assertion, a negotiation process, or a means to achieve other ends. Our focus lies in analyzing housing in its multifacetedness, be it a lens to offer insights into complex processes that shape societies; be it a tool of empire to exercise control over private relations of inhabitants; or be it a means to create good, obedient and productive citizens.

Contributions to this volume range from the field of history, to architecture and urban planning, African Studies, linguistics, and literature. The individual case studies home in on specific aspects and dimensions of housing and seek to bring them into dialogue with each other. By doing so, the volume aims to add to the vibrant academic debate on studying urban practices and their significance for current social change.