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Ethiopians in the Age of Migration is a multi-disciplinary exploration of Ethiopian migrants and the global Ethiopian diaspora, born out of the social and cultural space created by local and transnational conflict. The book is an important contribution to a largely overlooked country and to the wider field of migration studies, which lies at the core of ongoing globalization. This book was originally published as a special issue of African and...

Colonial architecture and urbanism in Africa created a built environment purposely suited to the administrative apparatus of empire: architecture and urbanism sought to project the authority of the European powers while simultaneously stabilizing the fragile European identity at the colonial frontier. This book seeks to uncover the multiple ways in which colonial architectural and urban design practices reconstituted colonial cities in Africa.

Ethiopians in the Age of Migration is a multi-disciplinary exploration of Ethiopian migrants and the global Ethiopian diaspora, born out of the social and cultural space created by local and transnational conflict. The book is an important contribution to a largely overlooked country and to the wider field of migration studies, which lies at the core of ongoing globalization. This book was originally published as a special issue of African and...

Offers a range of interpretations of the forms of urbanity in contemporary African cities, engaging with issues including colonial legacies, postcolonial intersections, cosmopolitan spaces, urban reconfigurations, and migration. This title covers cities as diverse as Dar Es Salaam, Dakar, Johannesburg, Lagos and Kinshasa.

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The 20th century witnessed the large-scale displacement and dispersal of populations across the world because of major political upheavals, among them the two European wars, decolonization and the Cold War. These major events were followed by globalization which accelerated free trade and the mobility of capital, new technologies of communication, and the movement of people, commodities, ideas, and cultures across the world. This book explores...

Colonial architecture and urbanism in Africa created a built environment purposely suited to the administrative apparatus of empire: architecture and urbanism sought to project the authority of the European powers while simultaneously stabilizing the fragile European identity at the colonial frontier. This book seeks to uncover the multiple ways in which colonial architectural and urban design practices reconstituted colonial cities in Africa.