Sea of Pearls : The History of Pearl Fishing in Bahrain and the Gulf /
Carter, Robert A.
Sea of Pearls : The History of Pearl Fishing in Bahrain and the Gulf / Robert A Carter. - United Kingdom, Cowes, Isle of Wight : Arabian Publishing, 2022. - 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index.
Chapter 1. Fishing prehistory and antiquity – Chapter 2. Pearls in the early Islamic and early medieval world, 632-1300 – Chapter 3. Empires of the pearl: Hormuz, the Portuguese and the Safavids in the Gulf, 1330-1700 – Chapter 4. The rise of the Arab pearling powers, 1700-1820 – Chapter 5. The Boom century, 1820-1912 – Chapter 6. The dive – Chapter 7. Mercantile practices – Chapter 8. Bust and aftermath – Chapter 9. The Muharraq pearling path and the legacy of pearl fishing today.
9781911487739
Pearl fisheries--History.--Bahrain
Bahrain--Pearl fisheries--History.
Bahrain--Pearl industry and trade .
SH377.b3 / C37 2022
Sea of Pearls : The History of Pearl Fishing in Bahrain and the Gulf / Robert A Carter. - United Kingdom, Cowes, Isle of Wight : Arabian Publishing, 2022. - 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index.
Chapter 1. Fishing prehistory and antiquity – Chapter 2. Pearls in the early Islamic and early medieval world, 632-1300 – Chapter 3. Empires of the pearl: Hormuz, the Portuguese and the Safavids in the Gulf, 1330-1700 – Chapter 4. The rise of the Arab pearling powers, 1700-1820 – Chapter 5. The Boom century, 1820-1912 – Chapter 6. The dive – Chapter 7. Mercantile practices – Chapter 8. Bust and aftermath – Chapter 9. The Muharraq pearling path and the legacy of pearl fishing today.
9781911487739
Pearl fisheries--History.--Bahrain
Bahrain--Pearl fisheries--History.
Bahrain--Pearl industry and trade .
SH377.b3 / C37 2022