Farmers and Fishermen in Arabia: Studies in Customary Law and Practice (Collected Studies Series, Cs494)
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Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. New. 288 Pages. This is the third selection of articles by the late R. B. Serjeant to be published by Variorum. It exemplifies the far-reaching contributions he made to the study of the society and institutions of Arabia, based both on extensive travel and first-hand observation, and on a profound knowledge of the written sources, whether early or modern. This present volume focuses on Southern Arabia and Bahrain, and covers customary law and practice in the areas of agriculture, fishing and navigation. Particular attention is given to calendars and to matters of irrigation and water conservation. Contents: Fisher-folk and fish-traps in al-Bahrain; Customary law among the fishermen of al-Shihr; Star calendars and an almanac from South-West Arabia; A Socotran star calendar; Hadramawt to Zanzibar: the pilot-poem of the Nakhudha SA?id Ba Tayi? of al-Hami; A maqamah on palm-protection (shirahah); The cultivation of cereals in mediaeval Yemen; Some irrigation systems in Hadramawt; Observations on irrigation in South-West Arabia; Customary irrigation law among the Baharna of al-Bahrayn; A Yemeni agricultural poem; Index Book Description: These 11 studies in English comprise the third collection of Sergeant's articles (published posthumously). They represent research in the Arabian Peninsula (Southern Arabia and Bahrain), and cover customary law and practice in fisheries, agriculture and irrigation. Size: 1.9 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm. 300 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Miscellaneous; ISBN: 0860784916. ISBN/EAN: 9780860784913. Inventory No: X132-1416. . 9780860784913.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cosmo Books [7867], Shropshire., United Kingdom.
288 Pages. This is the third selection of articles by the late R. B. Serjeant to be published by Variorum. It exemplifies the far-reaching contributions he made to the study of the society and institutions of Arabia, based both on extensive travel and first-hand observation, and on a profound knowledge of the written sources, whether early or modern. This present volume focuses on Southern Arabia and Bahrain, and covers customary law and practice in the areas of agriculture, fishing and navigation. Particular attention is given to calendars and to matters of irrigation and water conservation. Contents: Fisher-folk and fish-traps in al-Bahrain; Customary law among the fishermen of al-Shihr; Star calendars and an almanac from South-West Arabia; A Socotran star calendar; Hadramawt to Zanzibar: the pilot-poem of the Nakhudha SA?id Ba Tayi? of al-Hami; A maqamah on palm-protection (shirahah); The cultivation of cereals in mediaeval Yemen; Some irrigation systems in Hadramawt; Observations on irrigation in South-West Arabia; Customary irrigation law among the Baharna of al-Bahrayn; A Yemeni agricultural poem; Index Book Description: These 11 studies in English comprise the third collection of Sergeant's articles (published posthumously). They represent research in the Arabian Peninsula (Southern Arabia and Bahrain), and cover customary law and practice in fisheries, agriculture and irrigation. Size: 1.9 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm. 300 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Miscellaneous; ISBN: 0860784916. ISBN/EAN: 9780860784913. Inventory No: X132-1416.

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