The Medieval Persian Gulf

by Brian Ulrich

The Persian Gulf today is home to multiple cosmopolitan urban hubs of globalization. This did not start with the discovery of oil. This book tells of the Gulf from the rise of Islam until the coming of the Portuguese, when port cities such as Siraf, Sohar, and Hormuz were entrepots for trading pearls, horses, spices, and other products across much of Asia and eastern Africa. Indeed, products traded there became a key part of the material culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802700048
• ISBN13: 9781802700046
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 6.9"