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Author: Dionysius A Agius
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 92
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.006kg
ISBN: 9789004158634
ISBN 10: 9004158634
Pages: 506
Publication Date: 26 December 2007
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Für Interessierte am arabischen Schiffbau mit Sicherheit eine willkommene Bereicherung, liegt doch mit dieser Studie eine Publikation vor, die nicht nur schiffbautechnische, sondern auch geo-politische Aspekte umfassend und facettenreich darstellt."" Thomas Feige, Das Logbuch, 44. Jg. (2008) H4. ""Rarely do books come along that make such a demonstrable contribution to the field of maritime history […] a work that effectively re-lays the foundation for the study of Muslim shipping in the western Indian Ocean."" Lincoln Paine, The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord, 18.2 (2008), 120-122. ""As a reviewer seeking to do full justice to this complex work one would almost have to match Agius word-for-word, so rich is the study in its assessment of sources, the arguments of other scholars, and its overall sweeping contribution to the much-neglected field."" Kenneth McPherson, International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 38.1 (2009), 180-182. ""The book [...] advances our understanding of Islamic material culture as well as social and economic history and offers a fascinating journey into the past [...]. Yaacov Lev, Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 38 (2011), 391-395.
Honorary Mention for Best Book published in 2007 on a Canadian nautical subject from the Canadian Nautical Research Society. Fur Interessierte am arabischen Schiffbau mit Sicherheit eine willkommene Bereicherung, liegt doch mit dieser Studie eine Publikation vor, die nicht nur schiffbautechnische, sondern auch geo-politische Aspekte umfassend und facettenreich darstellt. Thomas Feige Das Logbuch 44. Jg. 2008 H4 Highly Commended for the Keith Muckelroy Memorial Award 2009, Nautical Archaeology Society. The book [...] advances our understanding of Islamic material culture as well as social and economic history and offers a fascinating journey into the past, to borrow Agius' heading of Chapter One of his book. Yaacov Lev, Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 38 (2011), 391-395.
Author Information
Dr Dionisius A. Agius is a Fellow of the British Academy. He currently holds the Al Qasimi Professorship in Arabic and Islamic Material Culture at the University of Exeter and is affiliated with King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. Author of In the Wake of the Dhow: The Arabian Gulf and Oman (2002, 2010) and Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman: The People of the Dhow (2005, 2009).
