The Infrastructural South
Techno-Environments of the Third Wave of Urbanization
Published on 10. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
330 pages
978-0-262-54687-4 (ISBN)
Description
"An in-depth look at the infrastructural landscape of Africa's 3rd wave urbanization, drawing on case studies from Africa and the US"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
54 B&W ILLUS.
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-54687-4 (9780262546874)
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Person
Jonathan Silver
Content
Acknowledgments ix
1 Introduction: Into the Infra-Future 1
2 Urban Modernity and the African City 27
3 Infrastructural Security to Eco-Segregation 53
4 Between Survival and the Prefigurative 83
5 The Extended Time/Space of Infrastructure 109
6 Promises of Development, Experiences of Displacement 131
7 Infrastructural Catch-Up "Off the Map" 159
8 Digital Disruptions from "Above" and "Below" 183
9 Postcolonial Presents in the Metropole 213
10 Toward a Popular Infrastructure 239
Notes 267
References 271
Sources 307
Index 309
1 Introduction: Into the Infra-Future 1
2 Urban Modernity and the African City 27
3 Infrastructural Security to Eco-Segregation 53
4 Between Survival and the Prefigurative 83
5 The Extended Time/Space of Infrastructure 109
6 Promises of Development, Experiences of Displacement 131
7 Infrastructural Catch-Up "Off the Map" 159
8 Digital Disruptions from "Above" and "Below" 183
9 Postcolonial Presents in the Metropole 213
10 Toward a Popular Infrastructure 239
Notes 267
References 271
Sources 307
Index 309