Landlords and Lodgers: Socio-Spatial Organization in an Accra Community

272 Pages·2002·3.715 MB·English

by  Deborah Pellow

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LANDLORDS AND
LODGERS
Socio-Spatial Organization in an
Accra Community
Deborah Pellow
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Pellow, Deborah. Landlords and Lodgers : Socio-Spatial Organization in an Accra Community, Greenwood Publishing Group,
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Na sadaukar da wannan littafi ga mutanen Sabon Zongo
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CONTENTS
Illustrations ix
Glossary xi
Preface xv
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Frontispiece. Malam Bako, Founder of Sabon Zongo ii
Figure 1. Map of Contemporary Accra 15
Figure 2. Pre-Independence Accra 24
Figure 3. House in Suburban Labone Estates 39
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Figure 18. Hausa Ideal House 156
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x Illustrations
Figure 19. Malam Bako’s House, Plan #1 160
Figure 20. Malam Bako’s House: Adult Resident Kin 161
Figure 21. Chief Sha’aibu Bako’s House, Plan #2 162
Figure 22. Chief Sha’aibu Bako’s House: Adult Resident Kin 163
Figure 23. Mohammed Badamase House, Plan #3 164
Figure 24. Mohammed Badamase House: Adult Resident Kin 165
Figure 25. Alhaji Mohammed “Numbo” Bako House, Plan #4 167
Figure 26. Alhaji Mohammed “Numbo” Bako House: Adult
Resident Kin 168
Figure 27. Al’wali House, Plan #8 170
Figure 28. Al’wali House: Adult Resident Kin 171
Figure 29. Alhaji Yaro’s House, Plan #6 174
Figure 30. Alhaji Yaro house: Adult Resident Kin 175
Figure 31. Bako Goldsmith (Gidan Makaranta) House, Plan #7 176
Figure 32. Bako Goldsmith’s House: Adult Resident Kin 176
Figure 33. Haruna Bawa Allah House, Plan #10 178
Figure 34. Haruna Bawa Allah House: Adult Resident Kin 178
Figure 35. Salisu Abubakar (Gidan Baki) House, Plan #13 180
Figure 36. Salisu Abubakar House (Gidan Baki): Adult Resident Kin 181
Figure 37. Musa Kariki House, Plan #19 184
Figure 38. Musa Kariki House: Adult Resident Kin 185
Figure 39. Hajiya Maimouna Pedro Onukpe House, Plan #19 188
Figure 40. Hajiya Maimouna Pedro Onukpe House: Adult
Resident Kin 189
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ser sthg Figure 43. IAdlrhisasjui BBaabkao)M, PailaDno#k1i’4s Rental Property (Suleiman 192
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rop Figure 46. Abdullahi Mohamadu “Gongadi” House, Plan #17 196
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GLOSSARY
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