Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times
by Hourani, George F.; Carswell, JohnEdition: Revised
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1995-07-01
Publisher(s): Princeton Univ Pr
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Summary
"In "Arab Seafaring" George Hourani reviews--crisply, comprehensively and authoritatively--the story of Arab trade routes and the ships that plied them, from earliest times to the Middle Ages. His book is as indispensable today as it was when first published forty years ago; there is no other that covers this significant martime history."--Lionel Casson, author of "The Ancient Mariners"
Table of Contents
| Introduction to the Expanded Edition | |
| Preface | |
| Trade Routes in the Pre-Islamic Era | |
| Prehistory and Geography | p. 3 |
| The East before Alexander | p. 6 |
| The Persian Gulf in Hellenistic and Roman Times | p. 13 |
| The Red Sea in Hellenistic and Roman Times | p. 17 |
| The Sassanid and Byzantine Empires | p. 36 |
| Appendix: Direct Sailing between the Persian Gulf and China in pre-Islamic Times | p. 46 |
| Trade Routes Under the Caliphate | |
| General Consequences of the Islamic Expansion | p. 51 |
| The Arabs on the Mediterranean | p. 53 |
| Persian and Arab Sea Trade with the Far East | p. 61 |
| East Africa and the Coasts of Africa | p. 79 |
| Later Times | p. 83 |
| The Ships | |
| Hulls and Their Equipment | p. 89 |
| Masts and Sails | p. 100 |
| Navigation and Life at Sea | p. 105 |
| Appendix: Four Sea Stories | p. 114 |
| Notes on Chapter I | p. 129 |
| Notes on Chapter II | p. 140 |
| Notes on Chapter III | p. 150 |
| Bibliography | p. 157 |
| Index | p. 179 |
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