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Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port
Roxani Eleni Margariti
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Paperback. Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
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 rich variety of sources far beyond the normative and relatively accessible legal rulings ... Read more
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 rich variety of sources far beyond the normative and relatively accessible legal rulings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469614922
SKU
V9781469614922
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About Roxani Eleni Margariti
Roxani Eleni Margariti is assistant professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian studies at Emory University.
Reviews for Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port
An interesting book. . . . Uses primary sources well to construct a detailed analysis of the port of Aden and of its commercial activity. . . . A useful contribution to the scholarship on this area."
The Historian
The Historian