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Discusses a medieval African urban society as a product of interactions among African communities who inhabited the region between 100 BCE and 500 CE. Positioned as the gateway into and out of eastern Africa, the Swahili coast became a site through which people, inventions, and innovations bi-directionally migrated, were adopted, and evolved.

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Preface: Swahili Worlds: A Medieval African Urban Civilization; 1. Foundations of a Medieval African Urban Civilization; 2. The Rise of the Medieval Swahili State; 3. What Was the Medieval East African World Like?; 4. Global Connections; 5. Asian Connections; 6. Who Were the Medieval East Africans?; Appendices.

Swahili Worlds in Globalism

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009074056, 978-1009074056
      ISBN10: 1009074059
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses a medieval African urban society as a product of interactions among African communities who inhabited the region between 100 BCE and 500 CE. Positioned as the gateway into and out of eastern Africa, the Swahili coast became a site through which people, inventions, and innovations bi-directionally migrated, were adopted, and evolved.

      Table of Contents
      Preface: Swahili Worlds: A Medieval African Urban Civilization; 1. Foundations of a Medieval African Urban Civilization; 2. The Rise of the Medieval Swahili State; 3. What Was the Medieval East African World Like?; 4. Global Connections; 5. Asian Connections; 6. Who Were the Medieval East Africans?; Appendices.

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