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Recognising the fundamental role both of shipping communities and the technologies crafted and shared by them, this book explores the types of ships, methods of navigation and modes of water-borne trade in the Indian Ocean region and the way they affected the development of distinctive settlements against a changing but strong sense of regional consciousness and identity.

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Format PDF ● Pages 384 ● ISBN 9781317793434 ● Editor Ruth Barnes & David Parkin ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4821547 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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