African Urbanisms and Their Hinterlands

This volume revisits contemporary cultural and artistic imaginaries of African cities through a focus on their manifold connections with rural hinterlands. Tracing the multidimensional movements and flows between six African cities-Nairobi, Accra, Kampala, Pretoria/Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Lagos-and their respective hinterlands, the book maps similarities between contemporary city-hinterland int...