The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society

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

Author/creator	Horton, Mark (Mark Chatwin)
Other author/creator	Middleton, John, 1921-2009.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Description	282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	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.

Series	Peoples of Africa Peoples of Africa. ^A466738
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 -- Social networks -- Governance -- Knowledge, purity and power -- Constructing the mercantile landscape.
Local note	Little-328363--305131040464V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index.
LCCN	00009633
ISBN	063118919X

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DT429.5.S94 H67 2000	✔ Available	Place Hold