Dhow Culture of the Indian Ocean: Cosmopolitanism, Commerce, and Islam by Abdul Sheriff
Dhow Culture of the Indian Ocean: Cosmopolitanism, Commerce, and Islam

Abdul Sheriff

Dhow Culture of the Indian Ocean: Cosmopolitanism, Commerce, and Islam

Abdul Sheriff

351 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

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The wooden dhow, with its characteristic lateen sail, is an appropriate icon for the early trading world of the Indian Ocean. It was based on free trade unhindered by monopolies or superpower domination and pre-dated 'globalisation' by thousands o...

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