| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 343 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Islamic civilization and Muslim networks |
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Islamic civilization & Muslim networks
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| Contents |
The physical entrepôt. The environment ; Topography of the harbor ; Topography of the port city -- The commercial entrepôt. The customshouse ; Ships and shipping ; Mercantile and legal services |
| Summary |
"Positioned at the crossroads of the maritime routes linking the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden grew to be one of the medieval world's greatest commercial hubs. Approaching Aden's history between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries through the prism of overseas trade and commercial culture, Roxani Eleni Margariti examines the ways in which physical space and urban institutions developed to serve and harness the commercial potential presented by the city's strategic location." "Utilizing historical and archaeological methods, Margariti draws together a variety of sources far beyond the normative and relatively accessible legal rulings issued by Islamic courts of the time. She explores environmental, material, and textual data, including merchants' testimonies from the medieval documentary repository known as the Cairo Geniza. Her analysis brings the port city to life, detailing its fortifications, water supply, harbor, customshouse, marketplaces, and ship-building facilities. She also provides a broader picture of the history of the city and the ways merchants and administrators regulated and fostered trade." "Margariti ultimately demonstrates how port cities, as nodes of exchange, communication, and interconnectedness, are crucial in Indian Ocean and Middle Eastern history as well as Islamic and Jewish history. Her study challenges conventional ideas of trade networks based solely on religious and ethnic affiliation and contributes to a larger understanding of trading systems, the intertwining of medieval religions and culture, and the shape of a whole society."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-330) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Shipping -- Yemen (Republic) -- Aden -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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Commerce
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Shipping
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Seehandel
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Seehandel.
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Aden (Yemen) -- Commerce -- History
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Indian Ocean Region -- Commerce -- History
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Indian Ocean Region
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Yemen (Republic) -- Aden
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Aden
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Indischer Ozean
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Aden.
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Indischer Ozean.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469606712 |
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1469606712 |
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