Shipped but Not Sold : Material Culture and the Social Protocols of Trade during Yemen's Age of Coffee /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Um, Nancy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Merchants.
Commerce.
Ceremonial exchange.
ART > Asian.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Commerçants > Yemen > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Échange ceremoniel > Yemen > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Merchants > Yemen (Republic) > History > 18th century.
Ceremonial exchange > Yemen (Republic) > History > 18th century.
Yemen (Republic)
Yemen (Republic) > Commerce > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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