{"product_id":"ships-and-the-development-of-maritime-technology-on-the-indian-ocean-9781138981843","title":"Ships and the Development of Maritime Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecognising the fundamental role both of shipping communities and the technologies crafted and shared by them, this book explores the types of ships, methods of navigation and modes of water-borne trade in the Indian Ocean region and the way they affected the development of distinctive settlements against a changing but strong sense of regional consciousness and identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Shipping in the Indian Ocean: An Overview; 2: Seafarings, Ships and Ship Owners: India and the Indian Ocean ( ad 700–1500); 3: Seafaring in Peninsular India in the Ancient Period: Of Watercraft and Maritime Communities; 4: Archaeological Evidence on Shipping Communities or Sri Lanka; 5: Pre-Modern Sri Lankan Ships; 6: Classifying Vessel-Types in Ibn Ba????a's Ri?la; 7: Navigational Methods in the Indian Ocean 1; 8: The Rise and Fall of Hadhrami Shipping in the Indian Ocean, c.1750 – c.1940; 9: Continuity and Adaptation by Contemporary Swahili Boatbuilders in Kenya; 10: The Historical Context of the Construction of the Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame–First Vessels of Tamil Nadu and Beyond; 11: Yami Boats and Boat Building in a Wider Perspective","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019550392663,"sku":"9781138981843","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138981843.jpg?v=1750780603","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ships-and-the-development-of-maritime-technology-on-the-indian-ocean-9781138981843","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}