The Politics of Housing in (Post-)Colonial Africa : Accommodating workers and urban residents
Title:
The Politics of Housing in (Post-)Colonial Africa : Accommodating workers and urban residents
Author:
Rüther, Kirsten
ISBN:
9783110601183
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (228 p.)
Abstract:
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. It concentrates on 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.