TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agius,Dionisius A.
TI  - Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman: The people of the Dhow
SN  - 9780415549868 (pbk.) :
AV  - G540  .D56 2009
PY  - 2009///.
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Routledge/Taylor & Francis
KW  - Seafaring life
KW  - Persian Gulf Region
KW  - History
KW  - Oman
KW  - Pearl divers
KW  - Persian Gulf
KW  - History.
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p.[241]-262) and index; The present day -- The Dhow -- The Northern Arabian Gulf and the people of the sea -- Oman and its seafarers: gateway to the Indian ocean -- The Dhow industry -- The routes to West India and East Africa -- The crew of an ocean-going Dhow -- The pearl divers and crew -- The principles of navigation -- Getting ready: steering and rigging -- Braving the winds -- The sea: portraying the reality.
ER  -