Living in dystopia: Past, present, and future in contemporary African cities

Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of the Modern City

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 218-240

  Robinson, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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