| Lagos: A Cultural History Contributor(s): Whiteman, Kaye (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566569192 ISBN-13: 9781566569194 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Africa - West - History | Africa - West |
| Dewey: 966.91 |
| Series: Interlink Cultural Histories |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: AN ENGAGING AND WELL-WRITTEN CULTURAL AND LITERARY HISTORY. Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Kaye Whiteman explores a city that has constantly re-invented itself, from the first settlement on an uninhabited island to the creation of the port in the early years of the twentieth century. Lagos is still defined by its curious network of islands and lagoons, where erosion and reclamation lead to a permanently shifting topography, but history has thrust it into the role of a burgeoning mega-city, overcoming all nature's obstacles. The city's melting-pot has fertilized a unique literary and artistic flowering that is only now beginning to be appreciated by a world that has only seen slums and chaos. |