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Making an African city : technopolitics and the infrastructure of everyday life in colonial Accra / Jennifer Hart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hart, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Anne), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Ghana--Accra--History--19th century.
- City planning.
- City planning--Ghana--Accra--History--20th century.
- City planning and redevelopment law--Ghana--Accra--History--19th century.
- City planning and redevelopment law.
- City planning and redevelopment law--Ghana--Accra--History--20th century.
- Accra (Ghana)--Colonial influence.
- Accra (Ghana).
- Accra (Ghana)--Politics and government--19th century.
- Accra (Ghana)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) ; illustrations (some color)
- Other Title:
- Technopolitics and the infrastructure of everyday life in colonial Accra
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- "Fruity" Smells, City Streets, and the Politics of Sanitation
- "Health is the First Wealth"
- African Trade and Expatriate Enterprise in the Colonial City
- Of Pirate Drivers and Honking Horns
- Building Homes in the "New Accra"
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 26, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hart, Jennifer A. Making an African city
- ISBN:
- 9780253069344
- 0253069343
- 9780253069351
- 0253069351
- Publisher Number:
- 40032128643
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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