The Protection and Safeguarding of Cultural Identity in a Megacity (Paperback)

Babatunde Owokoya

ISBN 10: 6208010713 / ISBN 13: 9786208010713

Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2024

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Paperback. This book "The Protection and Safeguarding of Cultural Identity in a Megacity Region: The Case of the Egun People in Lagos, Nigeria" emphasizes the social structure of the Egun (Ogu) people; a diaspora community originally from Dahomey (Benin Republic today).How they (Egun) settled in Badagry and Ipokia (in Nigeria) and formed waterfront communities within the Lagos megacity region.The book critically analyzes the dynamics in the growth of Lagos, its size (452m.sq), population and the 'human' cost of the Lagos State Development Plan 2025. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Protection and Safeguarding of Cultural Identity in a Megacity (Paperback)
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6208010713
• ISBN 13: 9786208010713
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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This book “The Protection and Safeguarding of Cultural Identity in a Megacity Region: The Case of the Egun People in Lagos, Nigeria” emphasizes the social structure of the Egun (Ogu) people; a diaspora community originally from Dahomey (Benin Republic today).How they (Egun) settled in Badagry and Ipokia (in Nigeria) and formed waterfront communities within the Lagos megacity region.The book critically analyzes the dynamics in the growth of Lagos, its size (452m.sq), population and the ’human’ cost of the Lagos State Development Plan 2025.