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Sea of Pearls : The History of Pearl Fishing in Bahrain and the Gulf / Robert A Carter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom, Cowes, Isle of Wight : Arabian Publishing, 2022.Description: 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781911487739
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SH377.b3 C37 2022
Contents:
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.
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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.

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