ISBN:
0739107313
,
9780739107317
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 514 S
,
Ill., Kt
,
24 cm
DDC:
307.76096
Keywords:
Urbanization History
;
Cities and towns Growth
;
City planning History
;
Land use, Urban History
;
Urban policy History
;
Africa History
;
Africa Social life and customs
;
Afrika
;
Stadt
;
Gesellschaft
;
Stadtplanung
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-478) and index
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