Africa's Legacies of Urbanization: Unfolding Saga of a Continent

Stefan Goodwin

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2008 - Social Science - 528 pages

Africa's Legacies of Urbanization is the culmination of several decades of research, travel, and teaching. Goodwin provides an interdisciplinary and up-to-date look at African cities and the urbanization process. Beginning with an overview of the urban experience in Africa, Goodwin then studies the histories of urbanization in the various regions of the continent.

About the author

Currently an independent scholar, Stefan Goodwin was an an anthropologist on the faculties of Wayne State University and Morgan State University for thirty years.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Africa's Legacies of Urbanization: Unfolding Saga of a Continent
• Author: Stefan Goodwin
• Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2008
• ISBN: 0739133489, 9780739133484
• Length: 528 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / Urban