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Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History
Kaye Whiteman
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Description for Lagos: A Cultural and Literary History
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, expected in some projections to have a population of 25 million by 2025. This will make it the biggest metropolis in sub-Saharan Africa and possibly the world's third largest city. This phenomenal and continuing growth gives it a heady turbulence, especially as it only took on the form of a coherent urban entity in the eighteenth century. After Nigeria's independence Lagos remained both trading hub and, for thirty years, a federal capital and political vortex. Now its driving sense of 'can-do', its outreach and vitality, make it a fulcrum ... Read more
Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, expected in some projections to have a population of 25 million by 2025. This will make it the biggest metropolis in sub-Saharan Africa and possibly the world's third largest city. This phenomenal and continuing growth gives it a heady turbulence, especially as it only took on the form of a coherent urban entity in the eighteenth century. After Nigeria's independence Lagos remained both trading hub and, for thirty years, a federal capital and political vortex. Now its driving sense of 'can-do', its outreach and vitality, make it a fulcrum ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
379g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908493057
SKU
V9781908493057
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About Kaye Whiteman
Kaye Whiteman is a writer on West African affairs, and for many years was Editor of West Africa magazine. He has also been Director of Information at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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