| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 334 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts,
0929-2403 ;
v. 52
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Islamic history and civilization ; v. 52.
0929-2403
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and indexes. |
| Summary |
"This book is the first comprehensive study of the Arabic documents uncovered in Quseir, Upper Egypt, during the 1980s. The hundreds of paper fragments shed light on activities and operations of a family shipping business on the Red Sea shore in the thirteenth century. Part One is an introductory essay on the historical and cultural context of these documents. The three chapters deal with, respectively, the "Sheikh's house," where the documents were found, the Red Sea commerce as reflected in the trade activities around the house, and aspects of popular culture as revealed through the texts. Part Two comprises a critical edition of eighty-four Arabic texts, the majority of which have never been published before, with translation and commentary."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Documents in Arabic are accompanied by English descriptions and translations. |
| Subject |
City and town life -- Egypt -- History -- Sources.
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City and town life. |
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Egypt. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Qusayr al-Qadīm (Extinct city)
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Qusayr al-Qadīm (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs.
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Egypt -- Commerce -- Red Sea Region -- History -- Sources.
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Commerce. |
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Red Sea Region. |
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Egypt -- Commerce -- Red Sea Region -- History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Guo, Li, 1956- Commerce, culture, and community in a Red Sea port in the thirteenth century. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004 (DLC) 2004045594 |
| ISBN |
9004137475 |
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9789004137479 |
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142941457X (electronic book) |
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9781429414579 (electronic book) |
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