Horton, Mark <br/><br/>
The Swahili :  the social landscape of a mercantile society / 
Mark Horton and John Middleton. 
 - Oxford, UK ;  Malden, Mass. :  Blackwell Publishers,  2000. 
 - 282 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - The peoples of Africa .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-273) and index. 
<br/><br/>The Swahili Coast -- Origins -- The acceptance of Islam -- The Swahili Coast and the Indian Ocean world -- The trading system of the Swahili Coast -- The urban landscape -- The social networks -- Governance -- Knowledge, purity, and power -- Constructing the mercantile landscape. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>063118919X (acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00009633 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Swahili-speaking peoples--History.<br/>Swahili-speaking peoples--Commerce.<br/>Swahili-speaking peoples--Social life and customs.<br/>Merchants--History.--Africa, East<br/>Muslims--History.--Africa, East<br/>Mercantile system--History.--Africa, East
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, East--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT429.5.S94  / H67 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>967.6004/96392