African cities and towns before the European conquest / by Richard W. Hull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hull, Richard W., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.

Cities and towns.

Civilization.

History.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Civilization--History.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

xi, 138 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Norton, [1976]

Summary:

This richly illustrated book traces the precolonial development of African towns, cities, and architecture south of the Sahara. At once it dispels the stereotypical view of Africans living in simple, primitive, look-alike agglomerations, scattered about without any appreciation for planning and design.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [128]-134.

ISBN:

0393055817 :

039309166X

OCLC:

2202554