Main entry:

Sheriff, Abdul.

Title & Author:

Dhow cultures of the Indian Ocean : cosmopolitanism, commerce and Islam / Abdul Sheriff.

Publication:

London : Hurst, ©2010.

Description:

xv, 351 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
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 of 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 -- 'A Muslim Lake' -- Cultural continuum : mobility across the Indian Ocean -- Mare Liberum and its antithesis.

ISBN:

9781849040075 (casebound)
1849040079 (casebound)
9781849040082 (pbk.)
1849040087 (pbk.)

Subject:

Dhows Social aspects Indian Ocean.
Seafaring life Indian Ocean.
Islam and culture Indian Ocean.
Trade routes Indian Ocean.
Vie en mer Indien, Océan.
Islam et civilisation Indien, Océan.
Routes commerciales Indien, Océan.
Islam and culture
Navigation
Seafaring life
Trade routes
Indian Ocean Navigation History.
Indien, Océan Navigation Histoire.
Indian Ocean

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316432
Call No.: 316432
Copy: 1
Status: Available