Table of Contents

1: 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

About the Author

Ruth Barnes, David Parkin

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"I found this as an interesting book and an above-average compilation of conference proceedings that, at times, can be variable in quality and usefulness. The editors should be congratulated.."
-"International Journal of Maritime, Jeremy Green