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."
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-134) and index