Red Sea citizens : cosmopolitan society and cultural change in Massawa / Jonathan Miran.
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Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Jameel Library | DT398.M3 M57 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 4465 |
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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