African Cities
Alternative Visions of Urban Theory and Practice

In this groundbreaking book, Myers uses African urban concepts and experiences to speak back to theoretical and practical concerns. It argues for a re-visioning - a seeing again, and a revising - of how cities in Africa are discussed and written about in both urban studies and African studies.

Touching on a diverse range of cities across Africa, the book uses the author's own research and a close reading of works by other scholars, writers and artists to highlight a number of themes - from postcolonialism to cosmopolitanism - that help illuminate what is happening in and across the region's cities.

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What if the Postmetropolis is Lusaka?
2. Postcolonial Cities 3. (I)n(f)ormal Cities
4. Governing Africa's Cities 5. Wounded City 6. Cosmopolitan Cities Conclusion References Index