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The return of the Fulk al-Salamah.

The return of the Fulk al-Salamah.

Authors :
Huyghe, F.
Source :
UNESCO Courier. Aug/Sep91, Vol. 44 Issue 8/9, p78. 3p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Illustration.
Publication Year :
1991

Abstract

Reports on the April 1991 return of the `Fulk al-Salamah,' the `Ship of Peace,' to Muscat, Oman. Sultan Qabus of Oman loaned the ship to Unesco's Maritime Silk Roads expedition. Celebration; The coming of modernism to Oman; The author's sense of culture shock regarding all he learned on the voyage to the Far East; Silk trade in ancient Greece and Rome; History of Oman and its connection to the silk trade.

Subjects

Subjects :
*SHIPS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00415278
Volume :
44
Issue :
8/9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
UNESCO Courier
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9112163343