French colonial Dakar: The morphogenesis of an African regional capital

This volume explores the planning and architectural cultures that shaped the model space of French colonial Dakar, a prominent city in West Africa. With a focus on the period from the establishment of the city in the mid-nineteenth century until the interwar years, the book reveals a variety of urban politics, policies and practices, and complex negotiations on both the physical and conceptual levels. Chronicling the design of Dakar as a regional capital, the book suggests a connection between the French colonial doctrines of assimilation and association, and French colonial planning and architectural policies in sub-Saharan Africa. Of interest to scholars in history, geography, architecture, urban planning, African studies and Global South studies, the book incorporates both primary and secondary sources collected from multilateral channels in Europe and Senegal.French colonial Dakar: The morphogenesis of an African regional capital is written by Liora Bigon and published by Manchester University Press. ISBNs for French colonial Dakar are 9781784997861, 1784997862 and the print ISBNs are 9780719099359, 0719099358. Additional ISBNs include 9781784997427.