ISBN:
063118919X
,
9780631189190
Language:
English
Pages:
282 S
,
Ill., Kt
,
24 cm
Edition:
1st publ.
Series Statement:
The peoples of Africa
DDC:
967.6004/96392
Keywords:
a
;
Swahili-speaking peoples
;
History
;
a
;
Swahili-speaking peoples
;
Commerce
;
a
;
Swahili-speaking peoples
;
Social life and customs
;
a
;
Merchants
;
Africa, East
;
History
;
a
;
Muslims
;
Africa, East
;
History
;
a
;
Mercantile system
;
Africa, East
;
History
;
a
;
Africa, East
;
Social life and customs
;
Swahili
Description / Table of Contents:
The Swahili Coast -- Origins -- The acceptance of Islam -- The Swahili Coast and the Indian Ocean world -- The trading system of the Swahili Coast -- The urban landscape -- The social networks -- Governance -- Knowledge, purity, and power -- Constructing the mercantile landscape
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index
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