An analytical and comparative survey of major urban centers south of the Sahara during the thousand years before European colonization, examining their governme

"In twenty two chapters, When We Ruled examines the nature of what we call Black history; critically surveying the often-shoddy documentation of that history. I

Contemporary Africa is undergoing a period of unprecedented urban expansion, which is throwing up new challenges in the provision of essential services and cont

Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it

This book is comprehensive both in terms of time coverage, from before the Pharaohs to the present moment and in that it tries to consider cities from the entir