Shipped but not sold : material culture and the social protocols of trade during Yemen's age of coffee /
In the early decades of the 18th century, Yemen hosted a bustling community of merchants who sailed to the southern Arabian Peninsula from the east and the west, seeking and offering a range of commodities, both luxury and mundane. In 'Shipped but Not Sold, ' Nancy Um opens the chests thes...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiʻi Press,
[2017]
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Colección: | Perspectives on the global past.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Rites of entry at the maritime threshold
- European merchant tribute in Yemen
- Merchants from India and their gift practices in Yemen
- Everyday objects and tools of the trade.