African Urban Spaces in Historical Perspective

African Urban Spaces in Historical Perspective presents new and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of African urban history and culture. It presents original research and integrates historical methodologies with those of anthropology geography literature art and architecture. Moving between precolonial colonial and contemporary urban spaces it covers the major regions religions and cultural influences of sub-Saharan Africa. The themes include Islam and Christianity architecture migration globalization social and physical decay identity race relations politics and development. This book elaborates on not only what makes the study of African urban spaces unique within urban historiography it also offers an-encompassing and up-to-date study of the subject and inserts Africa into the growing debate on urban history and culture throughout the world. The opportunities provided by the urban milieu are endless and each study opens new potential avenues of research. This book explores some of those avenues and lays the groundwork on which new studies can build. Contributors: MAURICE NYAMANGA AMUTABI CATHERINE COQUERY VIDROVITCH MARK DIKE DeLANCEY THOMAS NGOMBA EKALI OMAR A. ENO DOUG T. FEREMENGA LAURENT FOURCHARD JAMES GENOVA FATIMA MULLER-FRIEDMAN GODWIN R. MURUNGA KEFA M. OTISO MICHAEL RALPH JEREMY RICH ERIC ROSS CORINNE SANDWITH WESSEL VISSERToyin Falola is the Nalle Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin; Steven J. Salm is Assistant Professor of History Xavier University of Louisiana.