Nairobi 1899-1939 : histoire de la creation d'une ville coloniale et etude de la vie economique et sociale de la population blanche
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Abstract EN:
Nairobi was founded by the british engineers in charge of the building of the railway linking mombasa, on the indian ocean coast, to kisumu on the shores of lake victoria in 1899. The town became capital of the british east africa protectorate in 1905. The town planning, the building of the different quarters the water and electricity are studied. Three different communities share the urban space, the asians who came in east africa to build the railway, the africans atracted to the town by the waged jobs offered and the europeans, mostly british, working in the colonial administration, for the uganda railway company or who serviced the settlers with banking, business, trade, professions. . . The social life of these europeans is especially studied: the family life, education, churches, entertainment.
Abstract FR:
Nairobi a ete fondee par les ingenieurs britanniques charges de la construction du chemin de fer reliant mombasa, sur la cote de l'ocean indien a kisumu sur les rives du lac victoria en 1899. Elle est devenue capitale du british east africa protectorate en 1905. L'amenagement de l'espace urbain, plan de ville, construction des differents quartiers, adduction d'eau, electricite sont etudies. Trois differentes communautes se partagent cet espace, les indiens venus en afrique de l'est pour participer a la construction de la voie ferree, les africains attires vers la ville pour y trouver un emploi salarie et les europeens, essentiellement des britanniques, qui appartiennent a l'administration coloniale, travaillent pour l'uganda railway company ou sont venus s'installer au kenya pour assurer les services necessaires aux colons: professions liberales, banques, commerce, presse. . . La vie sociale de ces europeens est particulierement etudiee: la vie familiale, l'education et les loisirs.