The African city: a history - Freund, Bill. (Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Urban life emerges in Africa -- African cities and the emergence of a world trading economy -- Colonialism and urbanisation -- Cities in re volt: the long time crisis of South African urbanism -- The post-coloni al African city -- Globalisation and the African city: Touba, Abidjan, Durban.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Cities and towns -- Africa -- History; Urbanization -- Africa -- History