Urbanization in Tropical Africa, an Annotated Bibliography
Author: Anthony Michael O'Connor
Publisher: Hall Reference Books
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13:
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Urbanization Overspeed in Tropical Africa, 1970-2000
Author: Guy Ankerl
Publisher: INU PRESS
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9782881550003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContents: State of urbanisation in 1980; State of agglomerations in 1980; Trends of urbanisations between 1970-2000; Trends in urban concentration and in the development of agglomerations between 1970-2000; Activities and urbanisation; The underprivileged; Underprivilege, an elusive phenomenon; The household in a transitional society; Differentiating rural and urban underprivileged; Measuring and monitoring the underpriviledged's situation; Societal indicators; Indicators and the underprivileged in urban and rural areas; Public services in urban and rural areas; Housing; Food supply; Underemployment and the residual sector; Elderly, handicapped and children; Women; Rural-urban migration : policy goals and measures for deceleration and redirection; Disincentives for migration; Social problem-solving by collective self-help; Social networks; Effective solidarity ties; Summary of policy recommendations.
Perspectives on Africa
Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-05-17
Total Pages: 713
ISBN-13: 1444335227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second edition of Perspectives on Africa: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation is both an introduction to the cultures of Africa and a history of the interpretations of those cultures. Key essays explore the major issues and debates through a combination of classic articles and the newest research in the field. Explores the dynamic processes by and through which scholars have described and understood African history and culture Includes selections from anthropologists, historians, philosophers, and critics who collectively reveal the interpenetration of ideas and concepts within and across disciplines, regions, and historical periods Offers a combined focus on ethnography and theory, giving students the means to link theory with data and perspective with practice Newly revised and updated edition of this popular text with 14 brand new chapters and two new sections: Conflict and Violent Transformations; and Development, Governance and Globalization
Urbanisation in Africa
Author: Elizabeth Wessels
Publisher:
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 46
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Guide to Information Sources in the Geographical Sciences
Author: Stephen Goddard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780389204039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeography is a wide-ranging discipline and the number of information sources available is truly enormous. These include printed books and journal articles, maps, satellite photographs, archives, statistical information, and much else. One particular problem facing geographers is that when one studies a foreign country, information may be available only in the foreign country and difficult to obtain. This book discusses the information sources available to geographers.
Introduction To Library Research In Anthropology
Author: John M. Weeks
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-04-11
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0429712987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an introduction to library research in anthropology written primarily for the undergraduate student about to begin a research project. It contains a summary description of the type of resource being discussed and its potential use in a research project.
The African City
Author: Anthony O'Connor
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1135671354
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores various characteristics of tropical African cities, with special reference to change in the post-independence period. It stresses the diversity of urban forms and urban experience to be found within the region, distinguishing the more general features from those peculiar to individual cities. Much has been written about urban Africa, but nearly all relates to particular cities: this book provides a context for such studies. This review provides an essential foundation both for theoretical clarification of the processes of urbanization and for practical planning decisions. The topics covered range from rural-urban migration and national urban systems to the urban economy, housing , and the spatial structure of cities. The sharp contrasts between indigenous and colonial urban traditions are emphasized, but so also is the evidence for convergence today, as indigenization takes place in the colonial cities while Westernization proceeds ini those of indigenous origin. This book was first published in 1983.
Urban Anthropology in China
Author: Gregory Eliyu Guldin
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-07-24
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9004618031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is based on the papers that were presented at the First International Urban Anthropology Conference, which was opened in Beijing on December 28, 1989. It contains twenty-two papers and six introductory contributions, dealing with the following subjects: 'Comparative Urbanism: Socialist and Asian Cities'; 'Chinese Urbanization'; 'Chinese Urban Ethnicity'; 'Chinese Urban Culture and Life Cycle'. These papers are written by Chinese and non-Chinese authors. The conference of 1989/1990 marked the beginning of urban anthropology in China. Before this, the objects of ethnological, sociological and anthropological research in China were rural, rather than urban. Besides, the attention of scholars was mostly directed towards the ethnic minorities in China. In the late 1970's however, contacts with Western anthropologists helped in redirecting part of Chinese anthropology towards the study of urban conglomerations. The congress of 1989/90 marked the acceptance of this new approach in China.
Resources for the Teaching of Anthropology
Author: David G. Mandelbaum
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 427
ISBN-13: 0520376323
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfro-Eurasia: Assessing Sustainability
Author: Ray C. Anderson
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group
Published: 2012-10-31
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 1933782749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfro-Eurasia: Assessing Sustainability focuses on the geographic area where humans originated and first began to make use of the natural world - Earth's largest landmass, stretching from Portugal in the west across the steppes of Russia and south across Africa to the Cape of Good Hope. By examining the history of human expansion, as well as 21st century pressures to address ecosystem damage across the region, international scholars and regional experts weave sustainability into core curricular subjects. The interdisciplinary coverage includes national and regional environmental histories, as well as business and commerce, migration, educational institutions, law and government, and the lifestyles of diverse populations.
