The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society /
Horton, Mark
The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / M ark Horton and John Middleton. - Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000. - 282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The peoples of Africa .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index.
The Swahili Coast -- Origins -- The acceptance of Islam -- The Swahi li Coast and the Indian Ocean world -- The trading system of the Swahil i Coast -- The urban landscape -- The social networks -- Governance -- Knowledge, purity, and power -- Constructing the mercantile landscape.
9780631189190
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Swahili-speaking peoples-- History.
Swahili-speaking peoples-- Commerce.
Swahili-speaking peoples-- Social life and customs.
Merchants-- History.--Africa, East
Muslims-- history.--Africa, East
Mercantile system-- History.--Africa, East
Africa, East-- Social life and customs.
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The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / M ark Horton and John Middleton. - Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000. - 282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The peoples of Africa .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index.
The Swahili Coast -- Origins -- The acceptance of Islam -- The Swahi li Coast and the Indian Ocean world -- The trading system of the Swahil i Coast -- The urban landscape -- The social networks -- Governance -- Knowledge, purity, and power -- Constructing the mercantile landscape.
9780631189190
00-009633
Swahili-speaking peoples-- History.
Swahili-speaking peoples-- Commerce.
Swahili-speaking peoples-- Social life and customs.
Merchants-- History.--Africa, East
Muslims-- history.--Africa, East
Mercantile system-- History.--Africa, East
Africa, East-- Social life and customs.
967.6