Urbanization and Social Change in West Africa
- ISBN-10
- 0521291186
- ISBN-13
- 9780521291187
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1978-07-28
- Publisher
- CUP Archive
- Authors
- Josef Gugler, Professor of Sociology University of Connecticut Professor of Development Sociology Josef Gugler, William Flanagan
Description
This is an interdisciplinary study of rapid urban growth in West Africa.
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- 1978-07-28
- 260 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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