Strangers to the City: Urban Man in Jos, Nigeria

by Leonard Plotnicov

Book Overview

Leonard Plotnicov offers a fascinating study of the urbanization of tribal Africans. His study is based on extensive interviews with residents of Jos, Nigeria over a two-year period. The participants come from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds, and Plotnicov portrays the difficulties associated with assimilation into a Westernized society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822951355
• ISBN13: 9780822951353
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"