The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / M ark Horton and John Middleton.
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TextSeries: The peoples of AfricaPublication details: Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.Description: 282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780631189190
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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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