{"product_id":"concrete-city-9781119811985","title":"Concrete City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONCRETE CITY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eArmelle Choplin's \u003ci\u003eConcrete City\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a novel and engaging analysis of urbanization by tracing the journeys of cement and people making urban life in West Africa. From post-independence high modernist ambitions to building the opportunities to make a living, the emerging transnational corridor along the West African coast provides a starting point for insights which will expand and inform understanding of both established and newly emerging urbanization processes in many different contexts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJennifer Robinson, Professor of Geography, University College of London, UK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this very innovative and superbly illustrated book, Armelle Choplin makes cement vibrant with affect, politics, economic interests and cultural meanings. She takes us to a fascinating journey along the West African urban corridor following the social life of concrete and showing how this material shapes contemporary urbanization and everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOla Söderström, Prof\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Concrete and the City 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Gray Matter 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge of Concrete 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica Rising and Cement’s New Frontier 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lagos- Abidjan Corridor: A Megacity Region under Construction 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCement As A Theoretical Binder 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Afri)Capitalism and Neoliberalism 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial Matters 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding, Dwelling, and Inhabiting a Postcolonial World 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracking Urban Materiality: A Methodological Approach 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing Bags of Cement and the City under Construction 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Cities Through West Africa 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Concrete Politics 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfricanizing Cement 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Colonial Import to Gray Gold “Made in Africa” 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatriotic Consumption and National Identity 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDangote, a Cement Magnate 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCement Business 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConquering Africa 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Price of Cement Is like the Stock Market” 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Road: Trucks and Logistics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rhetoric of Development 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Through Concrete 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting Cement and Boosting the Economy 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Developmental States to Entrepreneurial Presidents 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilder Businessmen and Other Africapitalists 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Making the City Concrete 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Multi faceted Concrete City 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePremium City–Megaprojects and the Business of the City 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffordable City–Social Housing Programs 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow Cost City–Autoconstruction in the Outskirts 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Booming Building Sector 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal Estate Agent: From Broker to Preacher 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty Developers and the Diaspora 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitects and Building Permits 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWholesalers and Retailers: Lebanese, Indian, and Chinese Connections 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials: From Foundations to Finishing 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Matter of Sand 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinforcing Steel and Corrugated Iron 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiling from Floor- to- Ceiling 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Banking or How to Buy your Cement Online 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Social Life of Concrete 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaution – Work in Progress! 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete – Child’s Play? 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete Block: The Ingot of the Poor 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Plot and the Block 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Build (with Concrete) Therefore I Am 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Incremental City: “Building Bit by Bit” 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRight to Concrete for a Right to the City 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfropolitan Modernity, Imaginaries, and Experience 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesire and Success 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen at Work! Virility, Gender, and Emancipation 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete Palace, or Walter Benjamin in Lagos 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix- Bedroom- Villas 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete Fetishes and Voodoo 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Uninhabitable Concrete 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(De)Construction and Destruction 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollapse, Rubble, and Ruins 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability and Greenwashing 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand: Rarer than you Think 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Expectations: Alternatives to Concrete? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeritage and Vernacular Architecture 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to Earth, Back to the Local 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Tropicalizing” Construction 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Innovation in the Concrete Industry 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting African Architecture on the Map 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Concrete Utopia 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe West African Corridor: An Urban Laboratory 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtopia\/Dystopia and Afro\/Africanfuturism 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward A Post- concrete World 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407160025431,"sku":"9781119811985","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119811985.jpg?v=1730498382","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/concrete-city-9781119811985","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}