If the 1800 was the century of the Empires, the 1900 was the one of the Nations, it seems that the 2000 is the century of the Cities. However, this book portraits the time of the Neighborhood, where urban dwellers, formerly only ‘clients’ of urban development, are taking ownership of their urban sur... Lees verder

Reading African cities into contemporary theory - reprint of a richly illustrated reference work. In their internationally acclaimed publication 'Kinshasa: Tales of the Invisible City', anthropologist Filip De Boeck and photographer Marie-Françoise Plissart provide a history not only of the physical... Lees verder

A Compellingly Readable, Critically Acclaimed, Agenda-setting Account Of How And Why Cities Function As They Do And Why So Many Of Us Choose To Live In Them Lees verder