Merchants and Faith
Subtitle: Muslim Commerce and Culture in the Indian Ocean (New Perspectives on Asian History)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: March 1, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780813389110
Subjects: International trade; Islamic studies; World history; History; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Indian Ocean; Islamic countries; Indian Ocean Region; Asia - General; Economic History; International - General; Business & Economics / Economic History; Business & Economics-International - General; History-Asia - General; Commerce; Muslims
First sentence: The early Islamic centuries, especially from the eight into the eleventh, have often been described as a golden age; expansion and trade figure prominently in the positive image.