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10%OFFJonathan Miran - Red Sea Citizens: Cosmopolitan Society and Cultural Change in Massawa - 9780253220790 - V9780253220790
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Red Sea Citizens: Cosmopolitan Society and Cultural Change in Massawa

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Description for Red Sea Citizens: Cosmopolitan Society and Cultural Change in Massawa Paperback. In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa on the Red Sea was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. This title tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's important shipping centres. It constructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.

In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa, in Eritrea on the Red Sea, was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. Red Sea Citizens tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's most important shipping centers. Jonathan Miran reconstructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community in a period of sweeping change. He shows how Massawa and its citizens benefited from migrations across the Indian Ocean, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the African interior. Miran also notes the changes that took place in Massawa as traders did business and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253220790
SKU
V9780253220790
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Jonathan Miran
Jonathan Miran is Assistant Professor of Islamic Civilization in the Department of Liberal Studies at Western Washington University.

Reviews for Red Sea Citizens: Cosmopolitan Society and Cultural Change in Massawa
Eritreans, Ethiopians, and Africans in general have often considered Massawa, Eritrea's principal port city, to be an integral part of African civilization. Not so, according to Miran (Western Washington Univ.), who attempts 'to rescue history from the nation,' but not from the vagaries of Ottoman, Arab, Indian, and Italian merchants and adventurers, and the various imperialist powers struggling for dominance ... Read more

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