"Distinguished social historian Coquery-Vidrovitch offers a broad, accessible overview of African urban history , taking the pulse of ancient and more recent cities from Awdaghust to Great Zimbabwe. Readers are introducted to fabled centers of Islamic learning like Timbuktu in Mali, holy Christian cities like Axum in Ethiopia, storied royal capitals like Mbanza-Kongo in Angola, and dynamic ports like Kilwa in Tanzania that encouraged trade for millennia. The great cities of Ghana and Nigeria are presented in all their complexity, as are early European enclaves like Saint Louis and Gor'D'ee in Senegal. Architecture and built environments are considered, as are the impacts on African urbanism of trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean slavery, Islam and trans-Saharan trade, European capitalism, and the rise of cultural synthesis. THIS EXCELLENT BOOK
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"If asked to imagine Africa, most Americans will conjure images of "National Geographic"-style wildlife and rural exotica, or the horrific scenes of violence and despair that seem the extent of the press coverage. Few will think of Africa's thriving cities, and fewer still of how long some have existed. Distinguished social historian Coquery-Vidrovitch offers a broad, accessible overview of African urban history to rectify such neglect, taking the pulse of ancient and more recent cities from Awdaghust to Great Zimbabwe. Readers are introducted to fabled centers of Islamic learning like Timbuktu in Mali, holy Christian cities like Axum in Ethiopia, storied royal capitals like Mbanza-Kongo in Angola, and dynamic ports like Kilwa in Tanzania that encouraged trade for millennia. The great cities of Ghana and Nigeria are presented in all their complexity, as are early European enclaves like Saint Louis and Gor'D'ee in Senegal. Architecture and built environments are considered, as are the impacts on African urbanism of trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean slavery, Islam and trans-Saharan trade, European capitalism, and the rise of cultural synthesis. THIS EXCELLENT BOOK BELONGS IN EVERY PUBLIC, HIGH SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. Summing up: Essential. All levels."
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West Africa, Indian Ocean, East Africa, Benin City, Gold Coast, Addis Ababa, Sierra Leone, Cape Town, Old Oyo, Cape Coast, Ivory Coast, North Africa, Saint Louis, South Africa, Bobo Dioulasso, Middle Ages, Sao Salvador, United States, Blue Nile, Great Zimbabwe, Niger River, Roman Empire, Slave Coast, Basil Davidson, Horn of Africa New!
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African city or city in Africa? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
northern factor, urban revolution, porto novo, preindustrial city Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Africa, Indian Ocean, East Africa, Benin City, Gold Coast, Addis Ababa, Sierra Leone, Cape Town, Old Oyo, Cape Coast, Ivory Coast, North Africa, Saint Louis, South Africa, Bobo Dioulasso, Middle Ages, Sao Salvador, United States, Blue Nile, Great Zimbabwe, Niger River, Roman Empire, Slave Coast, Basil Davidson, Horn of Africa New!
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- Urbanization in Nigeria by Akinl Mabogunje on 7 pages
- Great Zimbabwe (New Aspects of Archaeology) by Peter S. Garlake on 4 pages
- Wanderings in West Africa by Richard F. Burton in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Papers in African Prehistory by J. D. Fage in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Man, Settlement and Urbanism: Proceedings of a Meeting of the Research Seminar in Archaeology and Related Subjects Held at the Institute of Archaeology, London University by Research Seminar in Archaeology and Related Subjects London university in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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