India Traders of the Middle Ages - Documents from the Cairo Geniza 'India Book'

The annotated and translated letters of 11th-12th century traders of the Jewish Indian Ocean, found in the Cairo Geniza, provide fascinating information on commerce between the Far East, Yemen and the Mediterranean, medieval material, social, and spiritual civilization among Jews and Arabs, and Judeo-Arabic.

Product details

• Authors: Mordechai Friedman, Shelomo Dov Goitein
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2011
• EAN: 9789004201231
• ISBN: 978-90-04-20123-1
• No. of pages: 917
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 213 mm x 43 mm
• Weight: 1497 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy