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In the Skin of the City

António Tomás traces the history and transformation of Luanda, Angola, by showing how it emerges out of the continual redefinition and negotiation of its physical and social boundaries.

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Main Author:	Tomás, António
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Duke University Press 2025
Subjects:	Skin; Urban transformation; Borders; Frontier; Urban expansion; Contingency; Singularity; António Ole; tracing associations; Luanda Angola; colonialism; Portugal. colonialism; Estado Novo; colonial authority; Portuguese Empire; recalibration; Roque Santeiro marketplace; informal economy; decentering; urban grid; public transport; fragmentation; urban composition; city center; housing stock; Luanda Sul; squatters thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFM Southern Africa
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96927
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