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050		0	_aVM101 _b.M34 1981
100	1		_aMaitland, Derek, _d1943-
245	1	0	_aSetting sails : _ba tribute to the Chinese junk / _cby Derek Maitland ; photographed by Nik Wheeler.
260			_aHongkong : _bPublications Division, South China Morning Post, _c1981.
300			_a5-174 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.) ; _c32 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 170) and index.
505	0		_aI. Triumph & Tragedy : A history of the Chinese junk from birth, to supremacy, to death in the face of Western naval power -- II. The Imperfect Perfection : How the traditions of junk design and construction eventually rendered it obsolete as an ocean trader; its brief but bloody reign as a pirate vessel - III. An Endless Epitaph : A study of the many junk designs - all of them suited to different purposes - that have flourished and disappeared on China's coastal and inland waterways -- IV. The Lau Family Fishermen : A graphic first-hand study of Hong Kong's modern-day boat people and the colour and excitement that their traditions and beliefs have given one of Asia's urban giants -- V. Tradition's Last Stand : The junk itself is approaching its final death, but some of its design aspects and technical traditions live on in a new role as pleasure vessel.
650		0	_aJunks.
650		0	_aShipbuilding _zChina _xHistory.
700	1		_aWheeler, Nik.
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