The Merchant Houses of Mocha: Trade and Architecture in an Indian Ocean Port by Nancy Um

The Merchant Houses of Mocha: Trade and Architecture in an Indian Ocean Port

Publications on the Near East

Nancy Um

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Gaining prominence as a seaport under the Ottomans in the mid-1500s, the city of Mocha on the Red Sea coast of Yemen pulsed with maritime commerce. Its very name became synonymous with Yemen's most important revenue-producing crop -- coffee. After...

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