Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman : the people of the dhow /

"This is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman over the last hundred and fifty years. It focuses on the cultural, material and commercial significance of the dhow and its role in the life and interaction of coastal communities with a long tradition of seafaring. Draw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Agius, Dionisius A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Abingdon, U.K. : New York : Kegan Paul ; Distributed by Marston Book Services ; Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2005.
Colección:Kegan Paul Arabia library.
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.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The present study
  • 2. The dhow
  • 3. The northern Arabian Gulf and the people of the sea
  • 4. Oman and its seafarers : gateway to the Indian Ocean
  • 5. The dhow industry
  • 6. The routes to West India and East Africa
  • 7. The crew of an ocean-going dhow
  • 8. The pearldivers and crew
  • 9. The principles of navigation
  • 10. Getting ready : steering and rigging
  • 11. Braving the winds
  • 12. The sea : portraying the reality.

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