The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society /
Horton, Mark
The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / Mark 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 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.
063118919X (acidfree paper)
00009633
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.
DT429.5.S94 / H67 2000
967.6004/96392
The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / Mark 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 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.
063118919X (acidfree paper)
00009633
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.
DT429.5.S94 / H67 2000
967.6004/96392