Urbanization as a Social Process: An essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa / Edition 1

by Kenneth Little

Overview

Urbanization is probably the most important process taking place in African countries. This book provides a lucid and informative study of the significance of urbanization for social change in sub-Saharan Africa, which has vital implications for all developing regions.
Originally published in 1974.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415329941
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/26/2004
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The migratory basis of urban growth; Chapter 2 Modern urbanization and its opportunistic undertones; Chapter 3 Attitudes to work and wage-employment; Chapter 4 Social class and ethnicity; Chapter 5 Urbanization and race relations; Chapter 6 Urban social organization; Chapter 7 Conclusions;