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African civilizations : precolonial cities and states in tropical Africa : an archaeological perspective / Graham Connah ; drawings by Douglas Hobbs.
Penn Museum Library GN865.S87 C66 1987
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Van Pelt Library GN865.S87 C66 1987
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Connah, Graham.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prehistoric peoples--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Antiquities.
- Prehistoric peoples.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Antiquities.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Civilization.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- Summary:
- Urban settlements and states were a feature of precolonial societies in many parts of Africa. In this study, Graham Connah used the direct evidence provided by archaeological investigation to demonstrate the complexity of these urban societies, to understand their origins, their economic basis and social structure.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 233-252.
- ISBN:
- 0521266661
- 0521319927
- OCLC:
- 15053702
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