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Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville

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ISBN-10: 0521524466

ISBN-13: 9780521524469

Edition: 2002

Authors: Phyllis Martin, David Anderson, Carolyn Brown, Christopher Clapham, Michael Gomez

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Description:

This text opens a whole field of African research: the leisure activities of urban Africans. It is set in colonial Brazzaville and based on a wide variety of written resources and interviews.
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Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

David Anderson is Director of the African Studies Centre and Professor of African Politics, St Cross College, Oxford University.Nic Cheeseman is Lecturer in African Politics, Jesus College, Oxford University.

Introduction
An African crossroads, a frontier post and a colonial town, c.1880-1915
Taking hold of the town, c.1915-1960
The emergence of leisure
Football is king
About the town
Dressing well
High society
Conclusion