Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times

"InArab SeafaringGeorge Hourani reviews--crisply, comprehensively and authoritatively--the story of Arab trade routes and the ships that plied them, from earliest times to the Middle Ages. His book is as indispensable today as it was when first published forty years ago; there is no other that covers this significant martime history."--Lionel Casson, author ofThe Ancient MarinersHourani, George F. is the author of 'Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times', published 1995 under ISBN 9780691000329 and ISBN 0691000328.