Oxford Street, Accra: city life and the itineraries of transnationalism

Introduction: urban theory and performative streetscapes -- Ga Akutso formation and the question of hybridity : the Afro-Brazilians (Tabon) of Accra -- The spatial fix : colonial administration, disaster management, and land-use distribution in early twentieth-century Accra -- Osu borla no, sardine...

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1. Verfasser: Quayson, Ato (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Durham Duke University Press 2014
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: urban theory and performative streetscapes -- Ga Akutso formation and the question of hybridity : the Afro-Brazilians (Tabon) of Accra -- The spatial fix : colonial administration, disaster management, and land-use distribution in early twentieth-century Accra -- Osu borla no, sardine chensii soo: Danes, Euro-Africans, and the transculturation of Os -- "The beautyful ones": tro-tro slogans, cell phone advertising, and the hallelujah chorus -- "Este loco, loco" : transnationalism and the shaping of Accra's salsa scene -- Pumping irony : gymming, the Kóbóló, and the cultural economy of free time -- The lettered city : literary representations of Accra -- Conclusion: on urban free time: Vladimir, Estragon, and Rem Koolhaas
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 297 pages) illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822376293
0822376296

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