Africa's Urban Past - Softcover

Rathbone, R.J.A.R.

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Synopsis

Urbanization has been an important feature of Africa's history for over 2000 years.

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.

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About the Author

DAVID M. ANDERSON is Senior Lecturer in African History at SOAS, University of London.
RICHARD RATHBONE is Professor of Modern African History at SOAS, University of London.

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