Cover of The history of African cities south of the Sahara

The history of African cities south of the Sahara

from the origins to colonization

by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch

2005 421 pages eng

Cities have existed in sub-Saharan Africa since antiquity. But only now are historians and archaeologists rediscovering their rich heritage: the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe and Congo, the harbor cities at the Indian Ocean, the capitals of the Bantu Kingdoms, the Atlantic cities from the 16th to …

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