The suburban frontier middle-class construction in Dar es Salaam / Claire Mercer.

"African cities are under construction. Beyond the dazzling urban redevelopment schemes and large-scale infrastructure projects reconfiguring central city skylines, the majority of urban residents are putting their cash, energy, and aspirations into finding land and building homes on city edges...

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Main Author: Mercer, Claire (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]
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505 0 |a Introduction : middle class construction on Dar es Salaam's suburban frontier -- Groundwork : the coloniality of space -- The suburban frontier -- Land -- Landscape -- Domestic architecture -- Lifestyle -- Conclusion. 
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