Author: Oliver, Paul ; editor:
Title: Shelter in Africa
Description: London, Barrie & Jenkins, (1976). orig.wrappers. 26x23cm. 240 pp. PAPERBACK.. Textual maps, plans & photos. Minor rubbing. Inscription on half-title. VG. ¶ Contains 16 papers: Karabish Nomads of of Northern Sudan; Ganvie, Dahomey; Nabdam Compounds, Northern Ghana; Housing in Zaria; Zanj, The Domed Dwelling of the Zulu; Some Traditional Types of Housing in Ethiopia; Tents of the Tekna, Southwest Morocco; House Form and Social Structure in Bakosi;Ashanti Vernacular Architecture; Algerian Oases; Urbanisation in Malawi; The Canicos of Mozambique; Koidu, Sierra Leone's Second City; Parrerns of Human Encounter in Moroccan Bidonvilles; Shelter in Urbanising and Industrialising Africa.

Keywords: Vernacular Architecture, African Dwellings, Housing, Africa, Anthropology, Ethnology, Architectural, History,