Strangers to the City: Urban Man in Jos, Nigeria

by Leonard Plotnicov

Leonard Plotnicov offers a fascinating study of the urbanization of tribal Africans. His study is based on extensive interviews with residents of Jos, Nigeria over a two-year period. The participants come from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds, and Plotnicov portrays the difficulties associated with assimilation into a Westernized society.

336 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1967