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A History of Urban Planning in Two West African Colonial Capitals: Residential Segregation in British Lagos and French Dakar
Author(s): Liora Bigon (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 348 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773438564
- ISBN-13: 9780773438569
Book Description
This work is concerned with the perception and realisation of residential segregation in two major colonial capitals in West Africa. The history and the form of residential segregation Lagos, a chief port and an adminsttrative and Commerical centre and in Dakar, the capital of the AOF, are traced from the establishment of the official colonial rule in the mid-nineteen century to the inter-war period.
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This work is concerned with the perception and realisation of residential segregation in two major colonial capitals in West Africa. The history and the form of residential segregation Lagos, a chief port and an adminsttrative and Commerical centre and in Dakar, the capital of the AOF, are traced from the establishment of the official colonial rule in the mid-nineteen century to the inter-war period.
About the Author
Dr.Bigon has a Ph.D. in Architecture and Art History awarded by the University of Manchester, UK and an MA in African Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
