Book review: Nairobi in the making: landscapes of time and urban belonging by Constance Smith

Schofield, Daniela (2020) Book review: Nairobi in the making: landscapes of time and urban belonging by Constance Smith. LSE Review of Books (13 May 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Nairobi in the Making: Landscapes of Time and Urban Belonging, Constance Smith explores how the residents of Nairobi’s Kaloleni estate interact with materials and structures from the city’s past in order to establish themselves in its present and future. In demonstrating how urban landscapes are locations shaped by history and generated through lived experience, this impressive book should be essential reading for anyone looking to understand the complex realities of urban areas, writes Daniela Schofield.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2020 15:24
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 02:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104881

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