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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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.
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Swahili port cities : the architecture of elsewhere /
par Meier, Prita
Publié 2016
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