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020			_a9781280914959 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_z9789004137479
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035			_a(OCoLC)182530274
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050		4	_aDT73.Q77 -- G86 2004eb
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100	1		_aGuo, Li.
245	1	0	_aCommerce, Culture, and Community in a Red Sea Port in the Thirteenth Century : _bThe Arabic Documents from Quseir.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLeiden : _bBRILL, _c2004.
264		4	_c©2004.
300			_a1 online resource (360 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Plates -- Part One -- Chapter One: The "Sheikh's House" -- The Family: A Household Divided -- The Company: Associates and Employees -- Clients: Suppliers, Buyers, Officials, Pilgrims, and Others -- Chapter Two: The Red Sea Commerce at Quseir -- Weights and Measures -- Grain: Quantity and Prices -- Other Commodities: No More Spices? -- Trade Patterns and Business Practices -- The Quest for Money -- The Trade Routes -- Chapter Three: Life, Death, and God: Aspects of Popular Belief and Culture -- "Funeral Texts": Sermons and Prayers -- "Healing Texts": Block Printed Amulets and Handwritten Charms -- Astrological Dials -- Concluding Remarks: The Red Sea Trade on the Eve of the "World System" -- Part Two -- Chapter Four: The Documents -- Classification of the Texts -- Paleography -- Language -- Chapter Five: Edition -- Commercial Letters -- Shipping Notes -- Accounts -- Official and Semi-Official Correspondence -- Private Letters -- Miscellanies -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts and Text Editions -- Index of Documents -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aCity and town life -- Egypt -- History -- Sources.
650		0	_aQusayr al-Qadim (Extinct city).
650		0	_aQusayr al-Qadim (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs.
650		0	_aEgypt -- Commerce -- Red Sea Region -- History -- Sources.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aGuo, Li _tCommerce, Culture, and Community in a Red Sea Port in the Thirteenth Century _dLeiden : BRILL,c2004 _z9789004137479
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3003949 _zClick to View
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