Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman : People of the Dhow.

This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years. It analyses the significance of the dhow and how coastal communities interacted throughout their long tradition of seafaring. In addition to archival material, the work is based on extensive field r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Agius, Dionisius A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Temas:
Dhows > Persian Gulf Region > History.
Dhows > Oman.
Seafaring life > Persian Gulf > History.
Seafaring life > Oman.
Vie en mer > Persique, Golfe > Histoire.
Vie en mer > Oman.
Dhows
Seafaring life
Social conditions
Persian Gulf Region > Social conditions.
Oman > Social conditions.
Persique, Région du golfe > Conditions sociales.
Persian Gulf Region
Oman
Persian Gulf
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years. It analyses the significance of the dhow and how coastal communities interacted throughout their long tradition of seafaring. In addition to archival material, the work is based on extensive field research in which the voices of seamen were recorded in over 200 interviews. The book provides an integrated study of dhow activity in the area concerned and examines the consciousness of belonging to the wider culture of the Indian ocean as it is expressed in boat-building traditions, navi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (313 pages)
ISBN:9781136201752
1136201750

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