Boats of South Asia
By: Seán McGrail with Lucy Blue ... [et al.].
Series: RoutledgeCurzon studies in South Asia; RoutledgeCurzon--IIAS Asian studies series.
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Maritime anthropology -- South Asia.; Boats and boating -- South Asia.; Boatbuilding -- South Asia.; South Asia -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Based on recent fieldwork in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, this book documents some of the vast array of traditional boats used in the sub-continent today for fishing and other coastal and riverine tasks. Written in non-technical language, it 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." "An important book for ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, Boats of South Asia sets the boats in their geographical environment and their technological and social context."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.