Colonial philosophies, urban space, and racial segregation in British and French colonial Africa

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 579-599

  Njoh, Ambe J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial Africa; Colonialism; Domination; Racial segregation; Racism; Social control; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549170855     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934706288447     Document Type: Article

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