Place names in Africa : colonial urban legacies, entangled histories /: colonial urban legacies, entangled histories. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Liora Bigon, editor.
• Editors: Bigon, Liora, 1974-
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Place Names in Africa: Colonial Urban Legacies, Entangled Histories -- 2. Sarah's Globe and the (Un-)naming of Mobile Space -- 3. Bagamoyo: Inquiry into an East African Place Name -- 4. 'The Trees are Yours': Nature, Toponymy and Politics in the Interpretation of Cultural Landscapes in Lusaka and Zanzibar -- 5. Transnational Aspects in the History of Lagos: Place Names and Built Forms -- 6. From 'Avenue de France' to 'Boulevard Hassan II': Toponymic Inscription and the Construction of Nationhood in Fes, Morocco -- 7. The Colonial Toponymic Model in the Capital Cities of French West Africa -- 8. A Toponymy of Segregation: the 'neutral zones' of Dakar, Dar es Salaam and Kinshasa -- 9. Generic Terminology in Colonial Urban Contexts: Garden Cities between Dakar and Tel Aviv -- 10. Letters, Words, Worlds: the Naming of Soweto -- 11. South African Identity as Reflected by its Toponymic Tapestry -- 12. M(g)r. De Hemptin(n)e, I presume? Transforming Local Memory through Toponymy in Colonial/Post-Colonial Lubumbashi, DR Congo -- 13. Formal and Informal Toponymic Inscriptions in Maputo: towards Socio-Linguistics and Anthropology of Street Naming -- 14. Glocal Naming and Shaming: Toponymic (Inter-)national Relations on Lagos and New York Streets -- 15. Afterword.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 910/.014; Life sciences; Names, Geographical -- Africa; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; TRAVEL / Budget; TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks; TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds; Names, Geographical; Social Science -- Human Geography; Social Science -- General; Human geography; Cultural studies; Endangered ecosystems; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Africa; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319324852; 3319324853; 3319324845; 9783319324845
• Related ISBNs: 9783319324845
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 16, 2016).
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