Book
African urban life: the transformation of Ouagadougou
Princeton University Press • Princeton, N.J. • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Skinner, Elliott P. (Elliott Percival).
Abstract
This book analyzes main features of 'African urbanism' by focusing on Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso (formerly called Uppr Volta), as an example. The author views Ouagadougou as a node where a whole complex network of economic, social, and political relations meet, and argues that the attempt of people in this town to modernize and adapt to the urban milieu is characterized by a conscious manipulation of all insitutions within the town and components of urban life.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2006
- Field Date
- 1964-1965
- Coverage Date
- 1328-1973
- Coverage Place
- Burkina Faso
- Notes
- by Elliott P. Skinner
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-471)
- LCCN
- 72014032
- LCSH
- Mossi (African people)
- Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)--Social conditions