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Landlords and lodgers : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community /

Based on 25 years of research on and in Sabon Zongo, one of the oldest migrant communities in Accra, Ghana, this book explores the interconnections of community residents to one another both in terms of built space--the boundaries of community, community structures, and compounds--and social space--...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pellow, Deborah, 1945-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2002.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Based on 25 years of research on and in Sabon Zongo, one of the oldest migrant communities in Accra, Ghana, this book explores the interconnections of community residents to one another both in terms of built space--the boundaries of community, community structures, and compounds--and social space--the social networks, institutions, activities, and routines through which Sabon Zongo residents reproduce meaning as constituted by and in their built environment.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index.
ISBN:0313012393
9780313012396
0275976009
9780275976002
1280422882
9781280422881
9786610422883
6610422885