Making an African city : technopolitics and the infrastructure of everyday life in colonial Accra / Jennifer Hart.

"Making an African City follows up in many ways on John Parker's Making the Town, tracing the politics of urban development in Accra from the late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century. Hart argues that regulation in Accra constituted a form of informalization-a historical process...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hart, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Anne) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
City planning > Ghana > Accra > History > 19th century.
City planning > Ghana > Accra > History > 20th century.
City planning and redevelopment law > Ghana > Accra > History > 19th century.
City planning and redevelopment law > Ghana > Accra > History > 20th century.
Accra (Ghana) > Colonial influence.
Accra (Ghana) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Accra (Ghana) > Politics and government > 20th century.
City planning.
City planning and redevelopment law.
Colonial influence.
Politics and government.
Ghana > Accra.
1800-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Technopolitics and the infrastructure of everyday life in colonial Accra
Format: Book

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