Africa's Urban Past

Towns and cities have been arenas around which societies have organized themselves: as centres of trade and economic activity; as foci of political action and authority; as military garrisons; as sites of ritual power; and as places of refuge and collective security in troubled times. This collection reveals the depth of urbanization in African history. North America: Heinemann

• | Author: David M. Anderson
• | Publisher: James Currey
• | Publication Date: Jan 20, 2000
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0852557612
• | ISBN-13: 9780852557617