Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman : the people of the dhow / Dionisius A. Agius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agius, Dionisius A.

Series:

Kegan Paul Arabia library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dhows--Persian Gulf Region.

Dhows.

Dhows--Oman.

Seafaring life--Persian Gulf Region.

Seafaring life.

Seafaring life--Oman.

Oman.

Physical Description:

xiii unnumbered pages, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Kegan Paul ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2005.

Summary:

This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years. It is an analysis of the significance of the dhow and how coastal communities interacted in the long tradition of seafaring. In addition to the archival material, this work is based on extensive field research, recording the voices of seamen in over 200 interviews. The book provides an integrated study of dhow activity in the area concerned and examines the consciousness of belonging to a wider culture of the Indian ocean as expressed in boat-building traditions, navigational techniques, crew organization and port towns.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-262) and indexes.

ISBN:

0710309392

OCLC:

62319152