M. E. Sharpe, a well-regarded academic and reference publisher, seeks contributions on African cities for The City and Urban Life, a three-volume reference work. Dr Jan Rogozinski is the General Editor.

The City and Urban Life will trace the development of urban places throughout the world, from the first cities to the present day. Each section begins with an essay, describing institutions and historical developments shared by all cities in a region. The overview focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural factors to the extent that these affect urban life. The longer essays associated with each of the African sections have been assigned but contributors are invited to provide brief descriptions of significant cities, whether still existing or extinct (see below). The number of words for each entry varies from 100 to 2000. Each descriptive entry should present important facts about daily life in a city and, where space permits, trace changes over time. The project has already attracted a significant base of scholars from the US and abroad and we would welcome your involvement. Each contributor will receive full authorial credit, a monetary payment, and/or a complete set of the volumes. Upon agreement, a contract will be mailed to you.

For more information or to express your interest in contributing, please contact Steven J. Salm (e-mail address provided below), attaching a CV and indicating the cities on which you would like to write. Dr. Salm can also be reached by phone or fax at the following numbers.

UNASSIGNED ENTRIES (number of words)
SECTION 11: AFRICA: THE NILE VALLEY
Abydos (Abedju, Umm al-Qa’ab) 500
Aidhab, 150
Alexandria, Al-Iskandariyyah (Raqote, Canopus, Abuqir) 1,000
El-Amarna (Aketaten) 500
Aswan (Syene, Elephantine, Philae) 1000
Asyut (Lykopolis, Zawty) 250
Avaris (Pi-Ri’Amsese, Raamses, El-Kata’na, Qantir) 150
El-Bahnasa (Oxyrhynchus, Per-Medjed, Pemdje) 150
Beni Suef (Herakleopolis Magna, Henen-Nesut) 250
Berenice, 150
Cairo, Al-Qahirah (Al-Fustat, Babylon, Al-Giza, Giza) 2000
Damanhur (Hermopolis Parva) 150
Damietta (Dumyat) 250
Dongola (Dunqula, Kawa, Old Dongola) 300
Edfu (Apollinopolis Magna, Djeba, Mesen) 200
Faras (Qustul, Ballanah) 250
Heliopolis (Iunu, On, Tell Hisn, El-Matariya) 250
Helwan 250
Hiw (Diospolis Parva/Khenoboskion, Hut, Hut-Sekhem, Nag Hammadi) 300
Ismailia 200
El-Kab/Kom el-Ahmar (Eileithyiaspolis/Hierakonopolis, Nekhab/Nekhen) 300
Kassala, 150
Al-Khartum (Omdurman, Umm Durman, Halfaya) 750
Kom Ombo (Ombos, Nubt) 200
Luxor/Karnak, al-Uqsur (Thebes, Medinet Habu, Waset/Djeme) 1000
El-Mahalla el-Kubra (Abusir, Busiris, Sebennytos, Tjebntjer) 400
Mallawi (Hermopolis/Antinoopolis, Khmun, Al-Ashmunein) 400
El-Mansura (El-Baqliya, Hermopolis Parva, Ba’h) 300
Matruh (Marsa Matruh) 150
Medinet el-Faiyum (Arsinoe, Krokodilopolis) 200
Memphis (Mennufer, Mit Rahina, Itjtawy, Saqqara, Dashur, Abu Ghurab, Giza) 1000
Naqa’ (Musawwaret al-Sufra, Wad Ban Naqa’, Wadi al-Banat) 500
Pelusium, 150
Port Said, 150
Qaw al-Kebir (Antaeopolis, Djew-Qa, Tjebu) 200
Qasr Ibrim (Primis) 150
Qena/Dendara (Kaine/Tentyris, Iunet Tantere) 250
Qift (Koptos, Gebtu) 200
Qus/Tukh (Apollinopolis Parva/Ombos, Gesa/Nubt) 250
Quseir, 150
Sais (Zau, Sa al-Hagar) 150
Sennar, 250
Soba (Sawbah, Subah) 250
Sohag (Akhmim/Wannina, Khemmis Panopolis/Athribis, Ipu Khent-Min/Hut-Repyt) 350
Suakin, 300
Suez (Qulzum, Klysma) 200
Tanis (San al-Hagar, Djan’net) 150
Tanta, 250
Tell al-Yahudiya (Leontopolis, Nay-Ta-Hut) 150
Tell Basta (Bubastis, Bast) 150
Wad Halfa (Buhen) 150

SECTION 14: AFRICA–CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
Benguela, Benguella, São Filipe De Benguela (Western Angola) 150
Bangui (Central African Republic) 200
Brazzaville (DRC Congo) 300
Bujumbura (Burundi) 150
Gweru (Zimbabwe) 100
Huambo, Nova Lisboa (Angola) 150
Johannesburg (South Africa) 1,000
Kabinda, Cabinda (Angola) 150
Kampala (Uganda) 300
Kigali (Rwanda) 150
Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville; DRC) 500
Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville; DRC) 150
Kolwezi (DRC) 100
Lobito (Angola) 100
Luanda, Loanda, Sao Paulo de Loanda (Angola) 250
Lubumbashi (Elisabethville, DRC) 250
Matadi (DRC) 150
Mbanza Kongo, Mbanza Congo, São Salvador do Congo (NW Angola) 150
Mbuji-Mayi (formerly Bakwanga; DRC) 100
Mutare (formerly Umtali; Zimbabwe) 100
Port Elizabeth (South Africa) 250

SECTION 15: AFRICA: THE SAHEL
Abéché 250
Agadez, Agades (central Niger) 150
Assodé, Aïr
Atar (W-central Mauritania) 100
Awdaghost (extinct; Mauritania) 250
Banjul (Gambia) 200
Bamako (Mali) 250
Bissau (Guinea Bissau)
Chinguetti (Mauritania) 150
Conakry, Konakry (Guinea) 250
Djenné, Jenné, Dienné (Mali) 250
Durbi (extinct ) 150
Gobir (extinct; Niger) 250
Kaarta (Mali) 150
Kumbi Saleh, Koumbi Saleh (extinct, Mauritania) 250
Massenya (extinct; Chad) 250
Mopti (Mali) 200
N'Djamena (formerly Fort-Lamy; Chad) 100
Niamy (Niger) 200
Niani, Melle, Mali (extinct; NE Guinea) 250
Naya (Nigeria; now Chibiri) 150
Ngornu, Angornu (near shore of Lake Chad) 100
Njimiye, Njimi 500
Nouadhibou; Port-Étienne (Mauritania) 150
Nouakchott (capital of Mauritania) 150
Nufi 150
Ouagadougou, Wagadugu (capital Burkina Faso) 250
Praia (Cape Verde) 150
Rufisque (Senegal) 100
Segu, Ségou (Mali) 250
Tademekka (extinct, Ghana) 100
Taghaza (N Mali) 250
Timbuktu (Mali) 500
Walata, Oualata Oualâta (Mauritania) 500
Zagha (Senegal, Mauritania) 500
Ziguinchor (SW Senegal) 250
Zymi (extinct; N. Nigeria, Niger) 150

SECTION 16: WEST AFRICA (SOUTH OF THE SAHEL TO THE ATLANTIC COAST)
Abidjan (Ivory Coast) 500
Alata, Alary, Area (Benin) 150
Bouaké (Ivory Coast) 150
Conakry (Guinea) 200
Cotonou (Benin) 150
Daloa (W-central Ivory Coast) 150
Douala (Cameroon) 250
Enugu (southern Nigeria) 100
Kong (ivory Coast) 200
Owu/Old Owu 150
Port Harcourt (southern Nigeria) 150
Porto-Novo (S Benin) 150
Sao Tome (Sao Tome and Principe) 150
Udo/Ondo (Nigeria) 150
Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) 150
Yaoundé, Yaunde (Cameroon) 250