Red Sea citizens : cosmopolitan society and cultural change in Massawa / Jonathan Miran.
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TextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009. Description: xiv, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780253353122; 0253353122; 9780253220790; 0253220793Subject(s): Mits'iwa (Eritrea) -- History | Mits'iwa (Eritrea) -- Commerce -- HistoryLOC classification: DT398.M3 | M57 2009
Contents:
Introduction: Facing the land, facing the sea -- Making a region between the sea and the mountain: Nāʼib autonomy and dominance, to the 1850s -- On camels and boats: spaces, structures, and circuits of production and exchange -- Connecting sea and land: merchants, brokers, and the anatomy of a Red Sea port town -- "A sacred Muslim island": Sufis, holy men, and town Islam in Massawa and the interior -- "Being Massawan": citizenship, family, and urban authority -- Conclusion: constructing and deconstructing a Red Sea Society.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Facing the land, facing the sea -- Making a region between the sea and the mountain: Nāʼib autonomy and dominance, to the 1850s -- On camels and boats: spaces, structures, and circuits of production and exchange -- Connecting sea and land: merchants, brokers, and the anatomy of a Red Sea port town -- "A sacred Muslim island": Sufis, holy men, and town Islam in Massawa and the interior -- "Being Massawan": citizenship, family, and urban authority -- Conclusion: constructing and deconstructing a Red Sea Society.
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