Nigeria's Urban History

Past and Present

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Nigeria's Urban History is a collection of sixteen peer-reviewed essays that explore the nature of Nigeria's urbanism and the challenges it faces. Beginning with analysis of the role of colonialism in the country's urban identity, the volume examines the role of the present oil economy, gender issues, human interactions, poverty, crime, prostitution, and transportation on the nature of urban life and culture. The insights of this collection will benefit students and researchers, historians and social scientists, policymakers and planners alike.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-03-28
Mått160 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt413 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor270
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761834335

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Chapter 1 List of Tables and IllustrationsChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 ForewordChapter 4 AbbreviationsChapter 5 1. Reflection on Nigeria's Urban HistoryChapter 6 2. Human Factor in UrbanizationChapter 7 3. Gender, Urbanization, and Socio-Economic DevelopmentChapter 8 4. The Impact of Road TransportationChapter 9 5. Role of Theater and Drama in Political and Urban DevelopmentChapter 10 6. Prostitution and Urban Social RelationsChapter 11 7. Policing Urban ProstitutionChapter 12 8. Urban Neglect and Underdevelopment of a Border TownChapter 13 9. Transformation of the SabongariChapter 14 10. Colonial and Postcolonial Architecture and UrbanismChapter 15 11. Legal Aspect of Urban DevelopmentChapter 16 12. Industries as Catalyst of Urban Development: A MicroanalysisChapter 17 13. Urbanism and Traditional ReligionChapter 18 14. Urbanism and Ethnic Crises Since the 1980sChapter 19 15. Managing Rural and Urban PovertyChapter 20 16. The Development of a Federal Capital Territory—AbujaChapter 21 About the Editor and ContributorsChapter 22 Index

In Nigeria's Urban History, Tijani has successfully put together one of the most comprehensive discourses on urbanization in Nigeria. A truly scholarly enterprise, with contributions by a corps of experts…this work is a critical and balanced study, and an informative excursion into the under-researched but important aspect of Nigerian studies. The compendium is a giant achievement and a compelling read.