Swahili cosmopolitanism in Africa and the Indian Ocean world, A.D. 600-1500

Archaeologies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-49

  LaViolette, Adria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmopolitanism; East Africa; Indian Ocean; Islam; Swahili; Urbanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449103481     PISSN: 15558622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11759-008-9064-x     Document Type: Article

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