Urbanization And Migration In West Africa - UCAL POD

Urbanization And Migration In West Africa Edited By Hilda Kuper Brings Together Leading Scholars Across Anthropology, Sociology, History, Linguistics, Geography, Economics, And Political Science To Examine The Transformations Accompanying Africarsquo;s Rapid Urban Growth. Industrialization And Political Change Have Fueled Large-scale Movements From Rural Communities Into Cities, Reshaping Economies, Bureaucracies, And Cultural Life. Yet, As The Contributors Demonstrate, West African Urbanization Is Far More Than Demographic Expansion Or Economic Differentiation: It Reorders Power Relations, Social Identities, And Cultural Practices, Generating Forms Of Solidarity And Conflict Alike.