Kenya at 60: how the British used street names to show colonial power
The naming of streets, places and landmarks in colonial Nairobi was used to show the political, ideological and ethnic dominance of the British.
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The naming of streets, places and landmarks in colonial Nairobi was used to show the political, ideological and ethnic dominance of the British.
Very few African names were used on the urban landscape.
Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This stra
Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This stra
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