Title |
Waves of time : the maritime history of the United Arab Emirates / [general editor: Peter Hellyer]. |
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Imprint |
[London] : Trident Press, c1998. |
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Male Library
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VK113.U5 W29 1998 |
Available |
Female Library
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VK113.U5 W29 1998 |
Available |
Description |
190 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports ; 25 cm. |
Note |
"The marine heritage of the United Arab Emirates"--Cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-186) and index. |
Contents |
Maritime beginnings / Daniel Potts -- Seas of change / Daniel Potts -- Seafaring and Islam / Joseph Elders -- Ahmed Ibn Majid / Peter Vine and Peter Hellyer -- Of pearls and boats / Peter Vine and Joseph Elders -- Charting UAE waters / Andrew David -- Harvesting the sea / Simon Aspinall -- New wealth from the sea / Stephen Howarth. |
Subject |
Merchant marine -- United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates -- Navigation -- History
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United Arab Emirates -- Antiquities
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Added Author |
Hellyer, Peter
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ISBN |
1900724200 |
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