African cities and towns before the European conquest / by Richard W. Hull.
HT148.S8 H85 1976
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Title
African cities and towns before the European conquest / by Richard W. Hull.
ISBN
0393055817 (hardback)
9780393055818 (hardback)
039309166X (paperback)
9780393091663 (paperback)
9780393055818 (hardback)
039309166X (paperback)
9780393091663 (paperback)
Imprint
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [1976]
Language
English
Description
xxi, 138 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Call Number
HT148.S8 H85 1976
Alternate Call Number
RS 10627
Dewey Decimal Classification
301.36/3/096
System Control No.
(OCoLC)2202554
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."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-134) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
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Range
[1976]
Archive Action
committed to retain
Date of Action
20160630
Retention
20310630
Program
EAST
Site of Action
ZWU