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African Underclass
Urbanisation, Crime and Colonial Order in Dar es Salaam, 1919-61

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African Underclass
Urbanisation, Crime and Colonial Order in Dar es Salaam, 1919-61

by Andrew Burton (Author)

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ISBN: 9780852559765

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ISBN	852559763
ISBN13	9780852559765
Publisher	James Currey Ltd
Format	Hardback
Publication date	17/11/2005
Pages	234
Weight (grammes)	751.00
Published in	United Kingdom
Height (mm)	216
Width (mm)	138

Introduction - 'These great marts of human corruption': urbanisation &
urban policy in comparative perspective - I African Urbanisation &
Colonial Policy, c. 1919-46 - Dar es Salaam between the wars - The 'town native' &
colonial order, c. 1919-38 - The problem of the urban African: accelerating urbanisation &
the colonial response, c. 1938-46 - Unemployment, migration &
urban order, c. 1938-45 - II Crime In Colonial Dar Es Salaam, 1919-1961 - Interpreting crime in colonial Dar es Salaam - The Dar es Salaam underworld - Legitimate lawlessness? The informal economy in colonial Dar es Salaam - An unwelcome presence: African mobility &
urban order - III Urbanisation &
Colonial Order, c. 1947-61 Development, diversification &
growth: Dar es Salaam in the late-1940s &
1950s - Remaking urban society: stabilisation &
citizenship in late colonial Dar es Salaam - Purging the town: the removal of undesirables - Conclusion: urbanisation, development &
crime