LEADER 03443oam 2200757I 450 001 9910779457403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-20182-3 010 $a0-203-04031-7 010 $a1-283-88536-0 010 $a1-136-20175-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203040317 035 $a(CKB)2550000000710305 035 $a(EBL)1099222 035 $a(OCoLC)823389309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000811804 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11498498 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811804 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10851135 035 $a(PQKB)11099974 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1099222 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1099222 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10639918 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL419786 035 $a(OCoLC)843086507 035 $a(OCoLC)847594605 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134903 035 $a(PPN)258079797 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000710305 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSeafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman $ethe people of the dhow /$fDionisius A. Agius 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aThe Kegan Paul Arabia library 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-54986-8 311 $a0-7103-0939-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Transliteration System; Note; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations, Tables and Maps; 1. The Present Study; 2. The Dhow; 3. The Northern Arabian 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; Glossary 327 $aBibliographyGeneral Index; Index of Arabic Terms 330 $aThis book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years. It analyses the significance of the dhow and how coastal communities interacted throughout their long tradition of seafaring. In addition to archival material, the work is based on extensive field research in which the voices of seamen were recorded in over 200 interviews. The book provides an integrated study of dhow activity in the area concerned and examines the consciousness of belonging to the wider culture of the Indian ocean as it is expressed in boat-building traditions, navi 410 0$aKegan Paul Arabia library. 606 $aDhows$zPersian Gulf Region$xHistory 606 $aDhows$zOman 606 $aSeafaring life$zPersian Gulf$xHistory 606 $aSeafaring life$zOman 607 $aPersian Gulf Region$xSocial conditions 607 $aOman$xSocial conditions 615 0$aDhows$xHistory. 615 0$aDhows 615 0$aSeafaring life$xHistory. 615 0$aSeafaring life 676 $a953.6 700 $aAgius$b Dionisius A.$0161731 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779457403321 996 $aSeafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman$91322744 997 $aUNINA