The Swahili : the social landscape of a mercantile society / Mark Horton and John Middleton.
Series: The peoples of AfricaPublication details: Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.Description: 282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 063118919X (acidfree paper)
- 967.6004/96392 21
- DT429.5.S94 H67 2000
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.
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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.