xxi, 138 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt
Nationality/regional group: nat Americans lcdgt
Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-134) and index.
Contents
1. Origins of cities and towns -- 2. Physical definitions of cities and towns -- 3. Origins and evolution of African habitations -- 4. Town and society -- 5. The life and death of urban centers.
Summary
The sophistication and diversity of precolonial urban Africa south of the Sahara is documented to, "dispel the stereotypical view of Africans living in simple, primitive, look-alike agglomerations."
