num_pages: 160
description: This richly illustrated book traces the precolonial development of African towns, cities, and architecture south of the Sahara. The book dispels the stereotypical view of Africans living in simple, primitive, look-alike agglomerations, scattered about without any appreciation for planning and design.
language: English
title: African Cities and Towns before the European Conquest
titlecomplete: African Cities and Towns before the European Conquest
genres: Africa, History
ratings_count: 20
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company