{"product_id":"urbanization-and-social-change-in-west-africa-paperback-9780521291187","title":"Urbanization and Social Change in West Africa (Paperback) 9780521291187","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUrbanization and Social Change in West Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an interdisciplinary study of rapid urban growth in West Africa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJosef Gugler (Author), William Flanagan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521291187, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 July 1978\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1978 as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, this is an interdisciplinary study of rapid urban growth in West Africa. Gugler and Flanagan first explore the history of the cities of the early West African empires and they draw on the work of social anthropologists and sociologists, as well as demographers, economists, geographers, historians, political scientists and social psychologists. They then describe the urban explosion that the region experienced after World War II. They explore the implications of widespread urban unemployment and underemployment, the housing crisis and the emergence of metropolitan areas such as Lagos. The literature on urbanization and social change in Black Africa in general, and West Africa in particular, expanded at a fast pace in the years preceding publication. This critical review of the disparate findings filled a gap in African Studies and threw light on the understanding of Third World urbanization.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps, figures, and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: exploding cities in poverty-stricken countries\u003cbr\u003e 1. Empires and trade\u003cbr\u003e 2. Urbanization and economic development\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rural-urban migration\u003cbr\u003e 4. Townsman and absentee villager\u003cbr\u003e 5. Social relationships in the urban setting\u003cbr\u003e 6. Three types of change\u003cbr\u003e 7. The family: continuity and change\u003cbr\u003e 8. Changes in the position of women\u003cbr\u003e 9. Stratification and social mobility\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the incorporation of the West African peasantry\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Name index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Population \u0026amp; demography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Population \u0026amp; demography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Population%20\u0026amp;%20demography%20%5BJHBD%5D%22\"\u003eJHBD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006985392408,"sku":"9780521291187","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521291187i_83b0dfbe-bae5-4f7a-9fa4-8c4466de8a21.jpg?v=1691374647","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/urbanization-and-social-change-in-west-africa-paperback-9780521291187","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}