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Author:

Horton, Mark (Mark Chatwin)

Title:

The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / Mark Horton and John Middleton.

Publisher:

Blackwell Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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.

Other Authors:

Middleton, John, 1921-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index.

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.

Series:

The Peoples of Africa

ISBN:

9780631189190 (acid-free paper)
063118919X (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)44131619

LCCN:

00009633

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)