This books describes the history of the city from its days as a mining camp to its position of premier metropolis in Africa.
Johannesburg: The Elusive Metropolis is a pioneering effort to insert South Africa’s largest city into urban theory, on its own terms. Johannesburg is Africa’s premier metropolis.
In this critical analysis of why Birmingham became such a focal point, Bobby M. Wilson argues that AlabamaOs path to industrialism differed significantly from that in the North and Midwest.
The present volume, besides covering the economic and political history of Johannesburg, also deals with cultural aspects of the city including architecture, art, music, and theatre, which provide a fascinating multi-cultural portrait of ...
A powerful critique of urban development in greater Johannesburg since the end of apartheid in 1994. “Martin J. Murray navigates the slippery interfaces where mega-development, social progress, dystopian dread, racial enclaving, and ...
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... Johannesburg ? Johannesburg is my home . I find the place fascinating , frightening , stimulating and very special . Anxious or not , I love being here ; it integrates me with this earthly expe- rience called life . I've guided many ...
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