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In Oxford Street, Accra, Ato Quayson makes a bold effort to interpret the city of Accra under capitalist expansion in cultural terms. As an urbanist working from a social science epistemology, I looked forward to reading this often-ignored interpretation of the African city, especially because I listened to an earlier presentation of the core of this book by Quayson at the British Council Hall in Accra in early 2008. Quayson breaks the book into two parts. The first deals with the history of the Ga people and the impact of colonialism and its planning on Accra Central. In addition, he traces the transcultural activities that shaped Accra Central through activities of the Danes and colonialism on Osu, Accra. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.