The Life of the Red Sea Dhow: A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World.

Einband sehr leicht berieben, leichter Knick im Buchr�cken, sonst ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / Binding very slightly rubbed, slight crease in spine, otherwise a good and clean copy without markings. - CONTENTS List of Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Note on the Transliteration System 1. Cultural Memories of the Red Sea 2. 'Our life on the sea is gone but our stories will last forever' 3. The Geographic Context 4. Red Sea Corridor: The Early Modern Period 5. The Red Sea Sailing Dhow 6. On Building the Dhow: Sites, Skills and Techniques 7. Documenting and Remembering Old Dhows 8. The Sanbuks of the Red Sea 9. The Dhow Landscape: The Northern and Southern Red Sea 10. 'Our life is the sea: The ship, the coast and the anchorage know us' 11. On Board the Dhow: Eating, Resting and Entertainment 12. This Dangerous Sea 13. 'You only ride the sea if you know the sea': Winds and Sails 14. 'We set forth with a favourable wind': The Red Sea Dhow Trade 15. 'We sail with the hope of a good catch': Fishing and Shell Collecting 16. The Dhow Hunt: The Slave Trade and Gun Running in the Southern Red Sea 17. The Dhow, the Coast and the Sea: Interacting with Nature, the Spirits and the Supernatural 18. Cultural Identities of a Red Sea Landscape: Recollections and Reflections. ISBN 9781838603427