Dhow Cultures of the Indian Ocean

Dhow Cultures of the Indian Ocean Cosmopolitanism, Commerce and Islam

Hardback (20 Aug 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This history of the dhow cultures maps the role that the coastal traders played in the dialogue between civilisations. Sheriff argues that the dhow helped to create cosmopolitanism, spread Islam and formed an integrated world.

Book information

ISBN: 9781849040075
Publisher: C. Hurst
Imprint: C. Hurst
Pub date:
DEWEY: 909.09824
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 351
Weight: 641g
Height: 225mm
Width: 145mm
Spine width: 227mm