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.
| ISBN: | 9780415297462 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2002 |
| Author: | Sean (Southampton University, UK) Mcgrail, Basil Greenhill, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in South Asia |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Regional geography General and world history Society and culture: general Asian history |