In the Skin of the City : Spatial Transformation in Luanda

Tomás, António

doi:10.1215/9781478022763

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Tomás, António

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English

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Abstract

António Tomás traces the history and transformation of Luanda, Angola, by showing how it emerges out of the continual redefinition and negotiation of its physical and social boundaries.

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https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/149359

Keywords

Skin; Urban transformation; Borders; Frontier; Urban expansion; Contingency; Singularity; António Ole; tracing associations; Luanda Angola; colonialism; Portugal. colonialism; Estado Novo; colonial authority; Portuguese Empire; recalibration; Roque Santeiro marketplace; informal economy; decentering; urban grid; public transport; fragmentation; urban composition; city center; housing stock; Luanda Sul; squatters; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history; thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFM Southern Africa