Africas Urban Past by R.J.A.R. Rathbone PAPERBACK 9780852557617

Africas Urban Past\nby R.J.A.R. Rathbone\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: R.J.A.R. Rathbone\nTitle: Africas Urban Past\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Anthologies: general\nPublisher: James Currey\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780852557617\nISBN-10: 0852557612\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nUrbanization 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.\n\nUrbanization has been an important feature .