Arab Seafaring: In the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times - Expanded Edition

by George F. Hourani

Book Overview

In this classic work George Hourani deals with the history of the sea trade of the Arabs in the Indian Ocean from its obscure origins many centuries before Christ to the time of its full extension to China and East Africa in the ninth and tenth centuries. The book comprises a brief but masterly historical account that has never been superseded. The author gives attention not only to geography, meteorology, and the details of travel, but also to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691000328
• ISBN13: 9780691000329
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.8"