(Un)planned slums under the Soviets: hidden aspects of the development of the concept of the Socialist City in the 1920s-30s

Institute of Historical Research Shadow Cities: realities and representations Locating the location of a South African location: the paradoxical pre-history of Soweto Howard Phillips (University of Cape Town) More than a billion people live ...

Institute of Historical Research Shadow Cities: realities and representations The long shadow of the Acropolis: migrant shanty towns on the outskirts of Athens, 1923-1955 Bryan Claxton (King's College, University of London) More than a billi...

Institute of Historical Research Shadow Cities: realities and representations The evolution of Nairobi segregation patterns. Semiotic and material practises in the discourse on the city since independence (1963) Ilaria Boniburini (University of...

Institute of Historical Research Shadow Cities: realities and representations Shifting boundaries and enduring connections: networks of interaction in Nairobi's informal transportation sector Meghan Ference (Washington University Missouri) M...