Merchants and faith : Muslim commerce and culture in the Indian Ocean / Patricia Risso

Bib ID:
405269
Format:
Book
Author:
Risso, Patricia
Description:
  • Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1995
  • xi, 152 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
  • 0813389119 (paperback)
  • 0813316820
Series:
New perspectives on Asian history.
Summary:

The vital intersection of Islamic history and Indian Ocean history has stimulated considerable scholarly debate. Merchants & Faith is a much-needed overview of the growing historical research in social and economic topics and makes this literature far more accessible to students and other interested readers.

Full contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Muslim Expansion in Asia, Seventh Through Twelfth Centuries
  • 3. Merchants of Faith in the Middle Era, Circa 1050-1500
  • 4. The Conduct of Asian Muslim Trade, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries
  • 5. Maritime Competition, Circa 1500-1860
  • 6. Interpretations of the Muslim Era in the Indian Ocean.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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