Roxani Eleni Margariti

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Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian PortPaperback, 15 March 2014

Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port
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Part of Series
Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks
Print Length
360 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date Published
15 Mar 2014
ISBN-10
1469614928
ISBN-13
9781469614922

Description

Positioned at the crossroads of the maritime routes linking the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden grew to be one of the medieval world's greatest commercial hubs. Approaching Aden's history between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries through the prism of overseas trade and commercial culture, Roxani Eleni Margariti examines the ways in which physical space and urban institutions developed to serve and harness the commercial potential presented by the city's strategic location.

Utilizing historical and archaeological methods, Margariti draws together a rich variety of sources far beyond the normative and relatively accessible legal rulings issued by Islamic courts of the time. She explores environmental, material, and textual data, including merchants' testimonies from the medieval documentary repository known as the Cairo Geniza. Her analysis brings the port city to life, detailing its fortifications, water supply, harbor, customs house, marketplaces, and ship-building facilities. She also provides a broader picture of the history of the city and the ways merchants and administrators regulated and fostered trade. Margariti ultimately demonstrates how port cities, as nodes of exchange, communication, and interconnectedness, are crucial in Indian Ocean and Middle Eastern history as well as Islamic and Jewish history.

Product Details

Author:
Roxani Eleni Margariti
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 March 2014
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.97 x 2.06 cm
ISBN-10:
1469614928
ISBN-13:
9781469614922
Language:
English
Location:
Chapel Hill
Pages:
360
Weight:
458.13 gm

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