TY - BOOK AU - Barnes,Ruth,Ed. AU - Parkin,David,Ed. TI - Ships and the development of maritime technology on the Indian Ocean SN - 978113889591 U1 - 387.009165 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Routldege KW - Indian Ocean Region KW - Ships KW - Social conditions N2 - 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 against a changing but strong sense of regional consciousness and identity ER -