The World of the Swahili: An African Mercantile Civilization by John Middleton - 1994-09-10

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Yale University Press, 1994-09-10. Paperback. Very Good. Very clean, sturdy, unmarked copy. Minor scuffs/imperfections on corners of front/back covers. Sharpie marking on bottom of the book. LS

New Haven: Yale Univ Pr, 1994. A clean and sound copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item.. Paperback. Very Good.

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USA/London: Yale University Press, 1992. Paperback. The World of the Swahili. In this book a leading Africanist presents the first full-length anthropolical account of the Swahili and offers an original analysis of their little-understood and unusual culture. Drawing on his own field research and on earlier writings on the Swahili, Middleton describes this ancient mercantile society - its ancestory, forms of stratification, marriage patterns, religion, and values - and shows how the Swahili sense of their unique identity enables them to persist as an ongoing civilization despite many years of colonization. Illustrated. 254 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Paperback.

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Paperback / softback. New. This presents an anthropological account of the Swahili and offers an analysis of their culture. Previously, the Swahili settlements have been viewed as a series of isolated and "detribalized" groups, but here, Middleton argues that beneath the cultural variation is a single structure.

Yale University Press, 1994. Paperback. New. 266 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches.

Yale University Press, 1994-09-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!