Trade and empire in Muscat and Zanzibar : roots of British domination /
The role of Oman in the Indian Ocean region prior to British domination; the author traces the tribal and religious dynamics of Omani politics, treating the area of influence as a geographical whole.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1992.
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Colección: | Exeter Arabic and Islamic series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures, Maps and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Conventions and Abbreviations; Introduction; Prelude to the rise of the Albusaidi Dynasty in East Africa; Oman's links with India and East Africa: historical problems and perspectives; Migrations and the interaction of commerce and religion in Omani and Swahili cultures; The prominence of the Banyans in Indian Ocean commerce; The importance of commerce to the early Albusaidi rulers; The emergence of Muscat as a political-commercial centre.