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Autore |
McGrail Sean |
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Titolo |
Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill |
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London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-43130-9 |
0-415-29746-X |
1-134-43131-7 |
1-280-19541-X |
0-203-21689-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 316 p. ) : ill., maps |
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Collana |
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Monograph of the Society for South Asian Studies |
RoutledgeCurzon studies in South Asia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Maritime anthropology - South Asia |
Boats and boating - South Asia |
Boatbuilding - South Asia |
South Asia Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-299) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Basil Greenhill Introduction 1. Sean McGrail Aims and Methods 2. Sean McGrail and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh 3. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal 4. Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh 5. Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast 6. Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine Strakes 7. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu 8. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu 9. Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat 10. Sean McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An important book for anyone interested in boats or the South Asian way of life, this text covers a vast array of traditional boats used in the |
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