Urban circulation and the everyday politics of African urban youth: The case of Douala, Cameroon

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 516-532

  Simone, Abdoumaliq ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARGINALIZATION; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33747125046     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2005.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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