Little, Kenneth Little

West African Urbanization

A Study of Voluntary Associations in Social Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1971 book considers the part played by voluntary associations in the growth of towns in West Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 207g
• ISBN-13: 9780521092630
• ISBN-10: 0521092639
• Artikelnr.: 31188641

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Map of West Africa
Introduction
Part I: 1. The lure of the town
2. Tribal associations and syncretist cults
3. Mutual aid and recreation
4. Modern associations
Part II: 5. The migrant and the urban community
6. The rise of the younger men
7. The position of women
8. Ethnicity and social class
Conclusion
References cited
Index.