Dhow culture of the Indian Ocean : cosmopolitanism, commerce, and Islam / Abdul Sheriff.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Hurst, ©2010.Description: xv, 351 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781849040075
- 1849040079
- 9781849040082
- 1849040087
- 909.09824 22
- GT5265.I6 S44 2010b
Partial contents:
Pt.I. Regional partners -- Swahili Coast -- Intermediate desert zone -- Western Indian seaboard -- Pt.II. Navigation -- Dhow -- Navigational methods in the Western Indian Ocean -- Pt.III. Dialogue across the ocean -- Dawn : the world fo the Periplus -- Iranian interval -- Era of Sinbad -- Madagascar : 'people who have come from the sea' -- Pt.IV. Cultural world of the Indian Ocean -- Slave trade and slavery in the Indian Ocean : the Zanj Rebellion -- Mulsim Lake -- Cultural continuum : mobility across the Indian Ocean -- Mare Liberum and its antithesis.
Current library | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library STACKS | GT5265.I6 S44 2010b (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | V. | Copy 1 | Available | 197013233 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-340) and index.
Pt.I. Regional partners -- Swahili Coast -- Intermediate desert zone -- Western Indian seaboard -- Pt.II. Navigation -- Dhow -- Navigational methods in the Western Indian Ocean -- Pt.III. Dialogue across the ocean -- Dawn : the world fo the Periplus -- Iranian interval -- Era of Sinbad -- Madagascar : 'people who have come from the sea' -- Pt.IV. Cultural world of the Indian Ocean -- Slave trade and slavery in the Indian Ocean : the Zanj Rebellion -- Mulsim Lake -- Cultural continuum : mobility across the Indian Ocean -- Mare Liberum and its antithesis.