Nairobi in the Making: Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging

Constance Smith

doi:10.1017/9781787445789

Nairobi in the Making

Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging

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Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: March 2020
Print publication year:: 2019
Online ISBN:: 9781787445789
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787445789

Subjects:: Physical Anthropology, Anthropology
Series:: Eastern Africa Series

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Examines the making and remaking of Nairobi, one of Africa's most fragmented, vibrant cities, contributing to debates on urban anthropology, the politics of the past and postcolonial materialities.

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Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Illustrations
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-32

Part One - PRESENT PASTS, UNCERTAIN FUTURES
pp 33-34

1 - Making a Place over Time
pp 35-57

2 - Dirt, Remains and Decay
pp 58-78

3 - Performing Property, Making History
pp 79-110

Part Two - MAKING NEW HORIZONS
pp 111-112

4 - Land, Home and Funerals
pp 113-138

5 - Constructing Security Claims
pp 139-158

6 - Making the Future in the Shadow of Vision 2030
pp 159-176

Conclusion: Belonging to the Future
pp 177-183

Bibliography
pp 184-202

Index
pp 203-210

Miscellaneous Endmatter
pp 211-211

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