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Author Smith, Constance

Title Nairobi in the Making : Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging
Published Melton : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages)
Series Eastern Africa Ser
Eastern Africa Ser
Contents Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One PRESENT PASTS, UNCERTAIN FUTURES; 1. Making a Place over Time; 2. Dirt, Remains and Decay; 3. Performing Property, Making History; Part Two MAKING NEW HORIZONS; 4. Land, Home and Funerals; 5. Constructing Security Claims; 6. Making the Future in the Shadow of Vision 2030; Conclusion: Belonging to the Future; Bibliography; Index
Summary Examines the making and remaking of Nairobi, one of Africa's most fragmented, vibrant cities, contributing to debates on urban anthropology, the politics of the past and postcolonial materialities. BR>
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-202) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Ethnology -- Kenya -- Nairobi
Economic history
Ethnology
Manners and customs
SUBJECT Nairobi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
Subject Kenya -- Nairobi
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781787445789
178744578X