In the Skin of the City

Spatial Transformation in Luanda

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Author(s)
Tomás, António
Language
English
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Abstract
António Tomás traces the history and transformation of Luanda, Angola, by showing how it emerges out of the continual redefinition and negotiation of its physical and social boundaries.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96927
Keywords
Skin; Urban transformation; Borders; Frontier; Urban expansion; Contingency; Singularity; António Ole; tracing associations; Luanda Angola; colonialism; Portugal. colonialism; Estado Novo; colonial authority; Portuguese Empire; recalibration; Roque Santeiro marketplace; informal economy; decentering; urban grid; public transport; fragmentation; urban composition; city center; housing stock; Luanda Sul; squatters
DOI
10.1215/9781478022763
ISBN
9781478015529, 9781478018155, 9781478094463
Publisher
Duke University Press
Publisher website
https://www.dukeupress.edu/
Publication date and place
Durham, 2022
Imprint
Duke University Press Books
Series
Theory in Forms,
Classification
Urban communities
African history
Southern Africa
Pages
289
Public remark
Funder name: De Gruyter eBound Foundation
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/