The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society - Horton, Mark (Mark Chatwin); Middleton, John, 1921- (Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index.
Keywords: Swahili-speaking peoples -- History; Swahili-speaking peoples -- Commerce; Swahili-speaking peoples -- Social life and customs; Merchants -- Africa, East -- History; Muslims -- Africa, East -- history; Mercantile system -- Africa, East -- History; Africa, East -- Social life and customs