The making and unmaking of colonial cities : urban planning, imperial power, and the improvisational itineraries of the poor /

The making and unmaking of colonial cities : urban planning, imperial power, and the improvisational itineraries of the poor / Julia C. Obert.

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Obert explores the legacies of colonialism, racial segregation, and oppression in four post-colonial cities: Belfast, Windhoek, Bridgetown, and Hanoi. She uses local literary texts to demonstrate how bodies can move against repressive power through small gestures of reclamation.

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Main Author: Obert, Julia C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Subjects:
Imperialism and architecture.
Colonial cities.
City planning > History.
Postcolonialism.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture.
Belfast (Northern Ireland) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Windhoek (Namibia) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Bridgetown (Barbados) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Hanoi (Vietnam) > Buildings, structures, etc.

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