Histories of Dirt Media and Urban Life in Colonial and Postcolonial Lagos |
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| Author:
| Newell, Stephanie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4780-0643-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2019 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on colonial and postcolonial Lagos, Stephanie Newell traces the ways in which urban spaces come to be regarded as dirty by showing how colonial perceptions of dirt and cleanliness structured colonial governance, urban planning, public health policies, and relationships between colonists and native Lagosians.
Focusing on colonial and postcolonial Lagos, Stephanie Newell traces the ways in which urban spaces come to be regarded as dirty by showing how colonial perceptions of dirt and cleanliness structured colonial governance, urban planning, public health policies, and relationships between colonists and native Lagosians.