| Water Transport Contributor(s): Hornell, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107475368 ISBN-13: 9781107475366 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Transportation |
| Dewey: 387.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.32 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1946, this book presents a comprehensive account regarding the origins and early evolution of water transport written by the renowned British ethnographer and zoologist James Hornell (1865-1949). The focus of the text is on different types of transport, and it is divided into three main sections: the first section is on 'Floats, Rafts and Kindred Craft', the second is on 'Skin Boats: Coracles, Curraghs, Kayaks and their Kin' and the third is on 'Bark Canoes, Dugouts and Plank-Built Craft'. Numerous illustrative figures and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in archaeology, anthropology and the history of water transport. |