by George F . Hourani (Author)
Deals with the history of the sea trade of the Arabs in the Indian Ocean from its obscure origins many centuries before Christ to the time of its full extension to China and East Africa in the ninth and tenth centuries. This title comprises a brief but masterly historical account that has never been superseded.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 189
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 03 Jul 1995
ISBN 10: 0691000328
ISBN 13: 9780691000329