Boats of South Asia /

Boats of South Asia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McGrail, Sean.
Imprint:	London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Description:	xvi, 316 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	RoutledgeCurzon studies in South Asia RoutledgeCurzon--IIAS Asian studies series.
Subject:	Maritime anthropology -- South Asia. Boats and boating -- South Asia. Boatbuilding -- South Asia. Boatbuilding. Boats and boating. Manners and customs. Maritime anthropology. South Asia -- Social life and customs. South Asia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4789659

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ISBN:	041529746X (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-299) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Aims and Methods
2. The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh
3. The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and West Bengal
4. The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of Bangladesh
5. The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's Eastern Coast
6. The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat with Chine Strakes
7. The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu
8. Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil Nadu
9. A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat
10. The Way Ahead