Ships and the Development of Maritime Technology on the Indian OceanRuth Barnes, David Parkin Psychology Press, 2002 - 360 pàgines Recognising the fundamental role both of shipping communities and the technologies crafted and shared by them, this book explores the types of ships, methods of navigation and modes of water-borne trade in the Indian Ocean region and the way they affected the development of distinctive settlements against a changing but strong sense of regional consciousness and identity. |
Continguts
India and | 28 |
Archaeological Evidence on Shipping Communities | 92 |
PreModern Sri Lankan Ships | 128 |
Classifiying VesselTypes in Ibn Battutas Riḥla | 174 |
Navigational Methods in the Indian Ocean | 209 |
Continuity and Adaptation by Contemporary Swahili | 259 |
The Historical Context of the Construction of the Vattai | 278 |
Yami Boats and Boat Building in a Wider Perspective | 291 |
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