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

Author: Horton, Mark (Mark Chatwin)

Imprint:Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.

Description282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Note: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.

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

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