Arab Seafaring In the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times - Expanded Edition

Name: Arab Seafaring In the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times - Expanded Edition
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ISBN: 9780691000329

ISBN-10: 0691000328

ISBN-13: 9780691000329

Edition: 2nd 1995 (Revised)

Authors: George F. Hourani

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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 The book comprises a brief but masterly historical account that has never been superseded.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…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/23/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.50" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction to the Expanded Edition


Preface



Trade Routes in the Pre-Islamic Era Prehistory and Geography


The East before Alexander


The Persian Gulf in Hellenistic and Roman Times


The Red Sea in Hellenistic and Roman Times


The Sassanid and Byzantine Empires



Direct Sailing between the Persian Gulf and China in pre-Islamic Times



Trade Routes Under the Caliphate General Consequences of the Islamic Expansion


The Arabs on the Mediterranean


Persian and Arab Sea Trade with the Far East


East Africa and the Coasts of Africa


Later Times



The Ships Hulls and Their Equipment


Masts and Sails


Navigation and Life at Sea



Four Sea Stories


Notes on Chapter I


Notes on Chapter II


Notes on Chapter III


Bibliography


Index