Urbanization as a Social Process

An essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-32994-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 348 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Little, Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Über Autor(innen)

Little Kenneth