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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Um, Nancy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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.