Africa's legacies of urbanization : unfolding saga of a continent - Goodwin, Stefan, 1941- (Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2006)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-478) and index.
Keywords: Urbanization -- Africa -- History; Cities and towns -- Africa -- Growth; City planning -- Africa -- History; Land use, Urban -- Africa -- History; Urban policy -- Africa -- History; Africa -- History; Africa -- Social life and customs