Overview

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. While maritime conflicts were not especially pronounced before European involvement in trade, later periods were characterised by war, plunder and colonialism, so altering considerably the role of ships and technology.

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Author:   Ruth Barnes ,  David Parkin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.870kg
ISBN:  

9780700712359

ISBN 10:   0700712356
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   27 June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Shipping in the Indian Ocean: An Overview; 2: Seafarings, Ships and Ship Owners: India and the Indian Ocean ( ad 700–1500); 3: Seafaring in Peninsular India in the Ancient Period: Of Watercraft and Maritime Communities; 4: Archaeological Evidence on Shipping Communities or Sri Lanka; 5: Pre-Modern Sri Lankan Ships; 6: Classifying Vessel-Types in Ibn Ba????a's Ri?la; 7: Navigational Methods in the Indian Ocean 1; 8: The Rise and Fall of Hadhrami Shipping in the Indian Ocean, c.1750 – c.1940; 9: Continuity and Adaptation by Contemporary Swahili Boatbuilders in Kenya; 10: The Historical Context of the Construction of the Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame–First Vessels of Tamil Nadu and Beyond; 11: Yami Boats and Boat Building in a Wider Perspective

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I found this as an interesting book and an above-average compilation of conference proceedings that, at times, can be variable in quality and usefulness. The editors should be congratulated.. <br>- International Journal of Maritime, Jeremy Green <br>

I found this as an interesting book and an above-average compilation of conference proceedings that, at times, can be variable in quality and usefulness. The editors should be congratulated.. - International Journal of Maritime, Jeremy Green

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Ruth Barnes, David Parkin

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