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Boats of South Asia

Lucy Blue author Eric Kentley author Seán McGrail author Colin Palmer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th Jul '16

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This book sets new standards for the documentation of water transport, and introduces styles of boat-building which are unlikely to be found outside the sub-Continent. A fascinating and accessible read for anyone interested in boats or the South Asian way of life, as well as ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, Boats of South Asia covers recent, exhaustive fieldwork in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; and covers a vast array of traditional boats used in the sub-Continent today for fishing and other coastal, riverine tasks.

'Being valuable for ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, this book sets the boats in their geographical environment and technological and social context.' - Indian Folklore Research Journal

'Informative and interesting' - South Asian Anthropologist

'This book is one to be read and absorbed.' - Nautical Archaeology


'Informative and interesting' - South Asian Anthropologist

'This book is one to be read and absorbed.' - Nautical Archaeology

ISBN: 9781138964839

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

336 pages