Arab seafaring in the Indian Ocean in ancient and early medieval times / by George F. Hourani.
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TextSeries: Khayats Oriental reprints ; 3.Publication details: Beirut : Khayats, 1963.Description: xi, 131 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmSubject(s): LOC classification: - VK99 .H68 1963
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Originally thesis (doctoral) -- Princeton University.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CHAPTER I. Trade routes in the pre-Islamic Era : Prehistory and Geography - The East before Alexander - The Persian Gulf in Hellenistic and Roman Times - The Red Sea in Hellenistic and Roman Times - The Sassanid and Byzantine between Persian Gulf - Appendix : Direct Sailing between the Persian Gulf and China in pre-Islamic Times -- CHAPTER II. Trade routes under the Caliphate : General Consequences of the Islamic Expansion - The Arabs on the Mediterranean - Persian and Arab Sea Trade with the Far East - East Africa and the Coasts of Africa - Later Times -- CHAPTER III. The ships : General Remarks - Hulls and Their Equipment - Masts and Sails - Navigation and Life at Sea - Appendix : Four Sea Stories.
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