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The Merchant Houses of Mocha: Trade and Architecture in an Indian Ocean Port - The Merchant Houses of Mocha
Nancy Um
The Merchant Houses of Mocha: Trade and Architecture in an Indian Ocean Port - The Merchant Houses of Mocha
Nancy Um
Gaining prominence as a seaport under the Ottomans in the mid-1500s, the city of Mocha on the Red Sea coast of Yemen pulsed with maritime commerce. This book tells how and why Mocha's urban shape and architecture took the forms they did.
272 pages, 46 illustrations, 5 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 27, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780295989112 |
Publishers | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 153 × 229 × 19 mm · 400 g |
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