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Adulis
Al-Khayma
Ancient Rome
Aqabah
Arabian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Arabs
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Babylonia
Banbhore
Bedouin
Bharuch
Caliphate
Cape Guardafui
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Chibuene
Chinese ceramics
Cosmas Indicopleustes
Dhow
Early Muslim conquests
East Africa
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Greeks
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Hippalus
Illustration
Indian Ocean
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Junk (ship)
Kingdom of Aksum
Lamu Archipelago
Lateen
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Maldives
Mosque
Mozambique
Mr.
Mtepe
Muziris
Nabataeans
Narmada River
Periplus
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Persian people
Phoenicia
Pottery
Princeton University Press
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Roadstead
Roman Empire
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Sasanian Empire
Seleucid Empire
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Shipbuilding
Sindh
Socotra
South Arabia
Sri Lanka
Strait of Malacca
Trade route
Trajan
Western Asia
Yemen
Zanj
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- ISBN 9780691000329
- Weight: 255g
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 23 Jul 1995
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this classic work George Hourani deals with the history of the sea trade of the Arabs in the Indian Ocean from its obscure origins many centuries before Christ to the time of its full extension to China and East Africa in the ninth and tenth centuries. The book comprises a brief but masterly historical account that has never been superseded. The author gives attention not only to geography, meteorology, and the details of travel, but also to the ships themselves, including a discussion of the origin of stitched planking and of the lateen fore-and-aft sails. Piracy in the Indian Ocean, day-to-day life at sea, the establishment of ancient lighthouses and the production of early maritime guides, handbooks, and port directories are all described in fascinating detail. Arab Seafaring will appeal to anyone interested in Arab life or the history of navigation. For this expanded edition, John Carswell has added a new introduction, a bibliography, and notes that add material from recent archaeological research.
George Houran (1913-19840 was Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. John Carswell is Director of Islamic Department at Sotheby's.
