Kilwa
An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3910468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Merrick Posnansky (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 496 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Kilwa: An Islamic trading city on the East African coast, Neville Chittick, 1974 |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/217315 |
| OpenAlex | W632783098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Islam · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |