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The Swahili: The Social Landscape of a Mercantile Society

ISBN: 978-0-631-18919-0
Hardcover
292 pages
March 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
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Introduction.

1. The Swahili Coast.

2. Origins.

3. The Acceptance of Islam.

4. The Swahili Coast and the Indian Ocean World.

5. The Trading System of the Swahili Coast.

6. The Urban Landscape.

7. The Social Landscape.

8. Governance and Politics.

9. The Swahili in a Changing World.

10. Constructing the Mercantile Landscape.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.