Abraham's Luggage : A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World - 9781316626276

A single, unique document - a list of one merchant's baggage - is the starting point used to bring to life the twelfth-century Indian Ocean. Drawing connections between material culture, foodstuffs and the construction of identity, Lambourn examines notions of home and mobility at a key moment in world history.

• | : Elizabeth A. Lambourn (De Montfort University, Leicester)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 13, 2019
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 317 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 131662627X
• | ISBN-13: 9781316626276