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Autore: | McGrail Sean |
Titolo: | Boats of South Asia / / Sean McGrail with Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer ; introduction by Basil Greenhill |
Pubblicazione: | New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon : , : In Association with the Society for South Asian Studies, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 316 p. ) : ill., maps |
Disciplina: | 623.8/2/00954 |
Soggetto topico: | Maritime anthropology - South Asia |
Boats and boating - South Asia | |
Boatbuilding - South Asia | |
Soggetto geografico: | South Asia Social life and customs |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | BlueLucy Katherine KentleyEric PalmerColin |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-299) and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 sub-continent today for fishing and other coastal or riverine tasks. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Boats of South Asia |
ISBN: | 0-415-29746-X |
1-134-43131-7 | |
1-280-19541-X | |
0-203-21689-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910455603303321 |
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