Red Sea citizens: cosmopolitan society and cultural change in Massawa

Introduction: Facing the land, facing the sea

Making a region between the sea and the mountain: Nāʼib autonomy and dominance, to the 1850s

On camels and boats: spaces, structures, and circuits of production and exchange

Connecting sea and land: merchants, brokers, and the anatomy of a Red Sea port town

"A sacred Muslim island": Sufis, holy men, and town Islam in Massawa and the interior

"Being Massawan": citizenship, family, and urban authority

Conclusion: constructing and deconstructing a Red Sea Society.