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Cape Town (Global Cities)
Rob Bowden
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Description for Cape Town (Global Cities)
Hardcover. Noted for its European and indigenous cultural influences and biological diversity, Cape Town is a major seaport and legislative capital of South Africa. This work provides an overview of this metropolis - from its beginnings in 1652 as a supply base for the Dutch East India Company to its 21st-century role as an emerging international city. Num Pages: 61 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; YQH; YQN. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Noted for its European and indigenous cultural influences, beautiful physical setting, and biological diversity, Cape Town is a major seaport and legislative capital of South Africa. Having endured apartheid for 50 years, with the ruling white population enjoying the privileges of power and wealth, the city is now coming to terms with its past. Still, a tenth of its citizens live in slums without plumbing or electricity. Slum dwellers have high rates of infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS is a serious concern. And infant mortality here is twice the rate of other city sectors. The city's water supply is a problem as ... Read more
Noted for its European and indigenous cultural influences, beautiful physical setting, and biological diversity, Cape Town is a major seaport and legislative capital of South Africa. Having endured apartheid for 50 years, with the ruling white population enjoying the privileges of power and wealth, the city is now coming to terms with its past. Still, a tenth of its citizens live in slums without plumbing or electricity. Slum dwellers have high rates of infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS is a serious concern. And infant mortality here is twice the rate of other city sectors. The city's water supply is a problem as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
61
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791088562
SKU
V9780791088562
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Ref
99-3
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