Review (PDF) In The Wake Of The Dhow: The Arabian Gulf And Oman

                
              
Review (PDF) 
In The Wake Of The Dhow: The Arabian Gulf And Oman
The Arabian dhow, with its characteristic features, is one of the most evocative images of the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. The great cargo dhows represented a flourishing trade which stretched from the Mediterranean to China, in the time of the Portuguese and the Dutch from the 16th to the 18th centuries. When the pearling industry was at its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hundreds of pearling dhows were actively employed, carrying thousands of seamen diving for the finest pearls - a commodity much sought by the Western powers. In times of war, the dhows were magnificent fighting vessels and were associated with piracy that was so prevalent in these waters. Now in paperback, this book documents the dhow as an important element in the prosperity of the area before the discovery of oil. The book gives the geographical conditions and the historical/linguistical background of each dhow-type, the life-pattern in its role as cargo, pearl-diving, pirate and slaving vessels, and how the seafaring communities interacted with the dhow world.
Paperback: 276 pages
Publisher: Ithaca Press (April 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0863723411
ISBN-13: 978-0863723414
Product Dimensions:  6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
Average Customer Review:  4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,827,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #27 in Books > History > Middle East > Oman   #2937 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Transportation > Ships
A THOROUGH AND SCHOLARLY ACCOUNT OF DHOW CULTURE BASED ON EXTENSIVE FIELDWORK.LACKS IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURAL PRECISION AND PRACTICAL SAILING EXPERTISE. OFFERS DETAILED SURVEY ON TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENT DHOW TYPES.ALSO BRIEFLY ADDRESSES INDO-PAKISTANI DESIGNED DHOWS SUCH AS KUTIYYA (KOTIA).THE BOOK IS A VALUABLE AND PROFESSIONAL WORK WITH THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING BEEN WRITTEN BY A READER IN ARABIC.A NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE LEGACY OF THE DHOW.
If you're looking for a book on boats in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, this is a great one because it has all of the variations on boats that occur throughout the region. You're not getting generic words, but specific ones, used in particular ports.
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