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Goodwin, Stefan, 1941-

Africa's legacies of urbanization : unfolding saga of a continent / Stefan Goodwin. - Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2006. - xii, 514 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-478) and index.

Urban process and the human condition -- Challenges of settlement : an ecological perspective -- Emergence of cities : the centrality of Africa -- Macedonians, Greeks, Romans, Africans -- Legacies into the late 14th century -- Retrenchment and consolidation -- Jihads, European hegemony and beyond -- Great transformation : commerce to conquest -- From scramble to struggle -- Innocence, greed, imperialism -- Tribulations, trials, opportunities -- Early legacies from near the sea -- Beyond Suez : continuing challenges -- Through the era of Muhammad Ali -- Northeastern Africa evolving.

ISBN: 0739107313 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780739107317 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005034710

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Urbanization--History.--Africa
Cities and towns--Growth.--Africa
City planning--History.--Africa
Land use, Urban--History.--Africa
Urban policy--History.--Africa

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa--History.
Africa--Social life and customs.

LC Class. No.: HT384.A35 / G66 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 307.76096