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Boats of South Asia de Sean Mcgrail

Boats of South Asia: Routledge Studies in South Asia

Autor Sean Mcgrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley, Colin Palmer
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 oct 2002
This book sets new standards for the documentation of water transport, and introduces styles of boat-building which are unlikely to be found outside the sub-Continent. A fascinating and accessible read for anyone interested in boats or the South Asian way of life, as well as ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, Boats of South Asia covers recent, exhaustive fieldwork in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; and covers a vast array of traditional boats used in the sub-Continent today for fishing and other coastal, riverine tasks.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415297462
ISBN-10: 041529746X
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 54 line drawings, 88 b&w photographs, 8 tables, bibliography, glossary
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in South Asia

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Notă biografică

Seán McGrail is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton.
Lucy Blue is a Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton.
Eric Kentley was Curator of Ethnographic Craft, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Colin Palmer is a Naval Architect.

Recenzii

'Being valuable for ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, this book sets the boats in their geographical environment and technological and social context.' - Indian Folklore Research Journal

'Informative and interesting' - South Asian Anthropologist
'This book is one to be read and absorbed.' - Nautical Archaeology

'Informative and interesting' - South Asian Anthropologist'This book is one to be read and absorbed.' - Nautical Archaeology

Cuprins

Basil Greenhill Introduction1. Seán McGrail Aims and Methods2. Seán McGrail and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh3. Seán McGrail, Lucy Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal4. Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh5. Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast6. Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine Strakes7. Seán McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu8. Seán McGrail, Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu9. Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat10. Seán McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead

Descriere

This book sets new standards for the documentation of water transport, and introduces styles of boat-building which are unlikely to be found outside the sub-Continent. A fascinating and accessible read.