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1. Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies

   Edited by Ruth Barnes

   Series: Routledge Indian Ocean Series

   Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies considers the importance of trade, and the transformation of the meaning of objects has the move between different cultures. It also addresses issues of gender, ethnic and religious identity, and economic status. The book covers a broad geographic range from East...

   Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
2. Ships and the Development of Maritime Technology on the Indian Ocean

   Edited by Ruth Barnes, David Parkin

   Series: Routledge Indian Ocean Series

   Recognising the fundamental role both of shipping communities and the technologies crafted and shared by them, this book explores the types of ships, methods of navigation and modes of water-borne trade in the Indian Ocean region and the way they affected the development of distinctive settlements...

   Published June 26th 2002 by Routledge