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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.

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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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