Africa in Urban History

"This Element explores Africa's urban history using race, ethnicity, class, and conflict theory. It proposes a new typology of African cities, focuses on Indigenous cities, and uses conflict, interactionist, and race ideology theories to explain the articulation of racism, ethnicity, and classism in the continent's urban space"--

List of contents

1. Background and foundational matter; 2. Cities of African antiquity; 3. Urban centers of early African civilization; 4. The era of discovery towns; 5. Colonial cities; 6. Colonial company towns; 7. Post-colonial cities; References.

Summary

This Element explores Africa's urban history using race, ethnicity, class, and conflict theory. It proposes a new typology of African cities, focuses on Indigenous cities, and uses conflict, interactionist, and race ideology theories to explain the articulation of racism, ethnicity, and classism in the continent's urban space.

Foreword

This Element contains succinct discussions of African human settlements from historical, spatial, cultural, and contemporary perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Ambe J. Njoh, Ambe J. (University of South Florida) Njoh, Njoh Ambe J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009446846
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0944684-6
• No. of pages: 90
• Series: Elements in Global Urban History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Africa, HISTORY / World, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, African History, urban economics, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Regional / urban economics