In the Wake of the Dhow
Author | : Dionisius A. Agius |
Publisher | : Garnet & Ithaca Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0863723411 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780863723414 |
Rating | : 4/5 (414 Downloads) |
Download or read book In the Wake of the Dhow written by Dionisius A. Agius and published by Garnet & Ithaca Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arabian dhow, with its characteristic features, is one of the evocative images of the Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. This book features over two hundred interviews with shipwrights and seamen in the Arabian Gulf and Oman. It compares information given firsthand with the literature already written on the dhow and on Arab seafaring.