Making an African City: Technopolitics and the Infrastructure of Everyday Life in Colonial Accra

by Jennifer Hart

In Making an African City, Jennifer Hart traces the way that British colonial officials, Accra Town Council members, and a diverse group of technocrats used regulation to define what an "acceptable" city looked like. Unlike cities elsewhere on the continent, Accra had a long history of urbanism that predated British colonial presence. By criminalizing some activities and privileging others, colonial officials sought to marginalize indigenous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253069335
• ISBN13: 9780253069337
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher