Urbanization as a social process : an essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa /

Urbanization as a social process : an essay on movement and change in contemporary Africa / Kenneth Little.

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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.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Little, K. L. (Kenneth Lindsay)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography.
Subjects:
Urbanization > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Rural-urban migration > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Cities and towns > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Growth.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Rural-urban migration.
Urbanization.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The migratory basis of urban growth
  • 2. Modern urbanization and its opportunistic undertones
  • 3. Attitudes to work and wage-employment
  • 4. Social class and ethnicity
  • 5. Urbanization and race relations
  • 6. Urban social organization
  • 7. Conclusions.

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