Red Sea citizens :

Miran, Jonathan.

Red Sea citizens : cosmopolitan society and cultural change in Massawa / Jonathan Miran. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009. - xiv, 380 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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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Mits'iwa (Eritrea)--History.
Mits'iwa (Eritrea)--Commerce--History.

DT398.M3 / M57 2009