Water transport: Origins and early evolution

Hornell, James

David&Charles

Book by Haddon, Alfred C., Hornell, James

Canoes of Oceania

Sports & Outdoors

Haddon, Alfred C.

Water Sports

Bishop Museum Pr

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The Indian Pearl Fisheries of The Gulf of Manar and Palk Bay

History

Legare Street Press

First published in 1946, this book presents a comprehensive account regarding the origins and early evolution of water transport written by the renowned British ethnographer and zoologist James Hornell (1865-1949). The focus of the text is on different types of transport, and it is divided into three main sections: the first section is on 'Floats, Rafts and Kindred Craft', the second is on 'Skin Boats: Coracles, Curraghs, Kayaks and their Kin' and the third is on 'Bark Canoes, Dugouts and Plank-Built Craft'. Numerous illustrative figures and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in archaeology, anthropology and the history of water transport.

Water Transport: Origins and Early Evolution

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Cambridge University Press

Originally published in 1950, this book presents a comprehensive anthropological discussion of fishing written by the renowned British ethnographer and zoologist James Hornell (1865-1949). The text begins with an account of methods and tools used in fishing, before moving on to the processes of fishing in different parts of the world, including, but not limited to, India, Sri Lanka, the Far East and Polynesia. Numerous illustrative figures and a bibliography are also incorporated. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in anthropology, ethnography and the history of fishing.

Fishing in Many Waters

The Indian Pearl Fisheries of the Gulf of Manar and Palk Bay

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Water transport: Origins and early evolution

Canoes of Oceania

The Indian Pearl Fisheries of The Gulf of Manar and Palk Bay

Water Transport: Origins and Early Evolution

Fishing in Many Waters

The Indian Pearl Fisheries of the Gulf of Manar and Palk Bay

The Indian Pearl Fisheries of the Gulf of Manar and Palk Bay

The Indian Pearl Fisheries of The Gulf of Manar and Palk Bay - Scholar's Choice Edition