This book sets new standards for the documentation of water transport, and introduces styles of boat-building which are unlikely to be found outside the sub-Continent. A fascinating and accessible read for anyone interested in boats or the South Asian way of life, as well as ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, Boats of South Asia covers recent, exhaustive fieldwork in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; and covers a vast array of traditional boats used in the sub-Continent today for fishing and other coastal, riverine tasks.
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'Being valuable for ethnographers, maritime archaeologists and historians, this book sets the boats in their geographical environment and technological and social context.' - Indian Folklore Research Journal
'Informative and interesting' - South Asian Anthropologist
'This book is one to be read and absorbed.' - Nautical Archaeology 'Informative and interesting' - South Asian Anthropologist
'This book is one to be read and absorbed.' - Nautical Archaeology
Basil Greenhill Introduction1. Seán McGrail Aims and Methods2. Seán
McGrail and Lucy Blue The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Bangladesh3. Seán
McGrail, Lucy Blue and Eric Kentley The Reverse-Clinker Boats of Orissa and
West Bengal4. Colin Palmer The Smooth-Skinned Traditional Inland Boats of
Bangladesh5. Eric Kentley The Masula - A Sewn Plank Surf Boat of India's
Eastern Coast6. Eric Kentley The Madel Paruwa of Sri Lanka - A Sewn Boat
with Chine Strakes7. Seán McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer
The Vattai Fishing Boat and Related Frame-First Vessels of Tamil Nadu8. Seán
McGrail, Lucy Blue and Colin Palmer Hide Boats of the River Kaveri, Tamil
Nadu9. Colin Palmer A Hydrodynamic Evaluation of Four Types of Boat10. Seán
McGrail, Lucy Blue, Eric Kentley and Colin Palmer The Way Ahead
Seán McGrail is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton. Lucy Blue is a Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton. Eric Kentley was Curator of Ethnographic Craft, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Colin Palmer is a Naval Architect.
