Swahili Port Cities : The Architecture of Elsewhere /

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On the Swahili coast of East Africa, monumental stone houses, tombs, and mosques mark the border zone between the interior of the African continent and the Indian Ocean. Prita Meier explores this coastal environment and shows how an African mercantile society created a place of cosmopolitan longing....

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Meier, Prita (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2016.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Stone buildings.
Port cities.
Islamic architecture.
Architecture and society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
Islamic architecture > Africa, East.
Port cities > Africa, East.
Stone buildings > Africa, East.
Architecture and society > Africa, East.
Africa, East.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: the place in-between
  • Difference set in stone: place and race in Mombasa
  • A "curious" minaret: sacred place and the politics of Islam
  • Architecture out of place: the politics of style in Zanzibar
  • At home in the world: living with transoceanic things
  • Conclusion: trading places.

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