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.
- ISBN10 0325002215
- ISBN13 9780325002217
- Publish Date 6 January 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Heinemann USA
- Imprint Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 310
- Language English