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A study of the dynamics of human survival in African cities today.

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9781842775929

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'Is urban life in Africa exceptional or is it another expression and reworking of universal urban modernity remolded and appropriated by Africans making their own lives in relation to and in spite of the myriad of structural and other constraints they face? This powerfully insightful book edited by Abdoumaliq Simone successfully brings out the rich and diverse complexity, ambivalence, resilience and variety of African urban lives and experiences. The book shows that there can be no simple, naive and monolithic explanations and interpretations. This is an important book that re-affirms the agency of ordinary African urban dwellers, while recognizing the often very difficult conditions of their existence but at the same time expressing the optimism and resilience that define African urban life.' Tade Akin Aina, The Ford Foundation, Nairobi

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AbdouMaliq Simone presently holds joint academic appointments at New School University and the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Witwatersrand. Professor Abouhani Abdelghani teaches at the Institut National d'Amenagement et d'urbanism in Rabat, Morocco. He is also vice president of the Centre for Social Science Research.

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