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050		0	_aSH377.b3 _bC37 2022
100	1		_aCarter, Robert A.
245	1	0	_aSea of Pearls : _bThe History of Pearl Fishing in Bahrain and the Gulf / _cRobert A Carter.
260			_aUnited Kingdom, Cowes, Isle of Wight : _bArabian Publishing, _c2022.
300			_a246 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index.
505	0		_aChapter 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.
650		0	_aPearl fisheries _zBahrain _xHistory.
651		0	_aBahrain _xPearl fisheries _xHistory.
651		0	_aBahrain _xPearl industry and trade .
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