Verandahs of Power
Colonialism and Space in Urban Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3911912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik Gilbert (0000-0001-9402-1037), Garth Myers (0000-0001-5370-2389) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Verandahs of Power: Colonialism and Space in Urban Africa (Space, Place, and Society), Garth Andrew Myers, 2003 |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4129075 |
| OpenAlex | W4301044472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Archaeology · Colonialism · Ethnology · Geography · Linguistics · Political science · African history and culture studies · History · Philosophy · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |