Oxford Street, Accra: city life and the itineraries of transnationalism

TitleOxford Street, Accra: city life and the itineraries of transnationalism
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsQuayson, Ato
Number of Pages297
PublisherDuke University Press
CityDurham
ISBN Number978-0-8223-5733-9 978-0-8223-5747-6
Call NumberDT512.9.A3 Q39 2014
Notes'Introduction: urban theory and performative streetscapes -- Ga Akutso formation and the question of hybridity : the Afro-Brazilians (Tabon) of Accra -- The spatial fix : colonial administration, disaster management, and land-use distribution in early twentieth-century Accra -- Osu borla no, sardine chensii soo: Danes, Euro-Africans, and the transculturation of Osu -- \"The beautyful ones\": tro-tro slogans, cell phone advertising, and the hallelujah chorus -- \"Este loco, loco\" : transnationalism and the shaping of Accra\'s salsa scene -- Pumping irony : gymming, the Kó̀bó̀ló̀, and the cultural economy of free time -- The lettered city : literary representations of Accra -- Conclusion: on urban free time: Vladimir, Estragon, and Rem Koolhaas\n - Angela Okune'
Short TitleOxford Street, Accra
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