Urban Design Chaos and Colonial Power in Zanzibar

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Urban Design Chaos and Colonial Power in Zanzibar

Author	: William Cunningham Bissell
File Size	: 50,5 Mb
Publisher	: Indiana University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 19 May 2024
ISBN	: 9780253222558
Pages	: 394 pages

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Urban Design Chaos and Colonial Power in Zanzibar by William Cunningham Bissell Book PDF Summary

At once an engaging portrait of a cosmopolitan African city and an exploration of colonial irrationality, Urban Design, Chaos, and Colonial Power in Zanzibar opens up new perspectives on the making of modernity and the metropolis.

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