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Rural urban dichotomy in the developing world : a case study from Northern Ethiopia

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford; Norwegian Univ. Press; 1986Description: 372 pISBN:
  • 8200074129
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.76 Bak
Summary: This book is concerned with the study of small town life in the north-western part of Ethiopia during the reign of Haile Selassie I. Its first objective is to present a neglected field within Third World social geography: the internal social and economic structures of small towns, their trade functions, agriculture, and hinterland relations. Second, it gives a rewarding assessment of the colonial impact within the urban structure. Despite the limited duration of Italian control in Ethiopia, the colonial intrusion has had some lasting influence, particularly in an urban form. Third, as a backdrop to the study, is discussed Louis Wirth's classic essay 'Urbanism as a Way of Life', based on his Chicago work. Are Wirthian principles applicable to urban life in another culture and to small towns?
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This book is concerned with the study of small town life in the north-western part of Ethiopia during the reign of Haile Selassie I. Its first objective is to present a neglected field within Third World social geography: the internal social and economic

structures of small towns, their trade functions, agriculture, and hinterland relations. Second, it gives a rewarding assessment of the colonial impact within the urban structure. Despite the limited duration of Italian control in Ethiopia, the colonial intrusion has had some lasting influence, particularly in an urban form. Third, as a backdrop to the study, is discussed Louis Wirth's classic essay 'Urbanism as a Way of Life', based on his Chicago work. Are Wirthian principles applicable to urban life in another culture and to small towns?

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