{"product_id":"desert-and-water-gardens-of-the-red-sea-being-an-account-of-the-natives-and-the-shore-formations-of-the-coast-paperback-9781108016018","title":"Desert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea; Being an Account of the Natives and the Shore Formations of the Coast (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108016018","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDesert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing an Account of the Natives and the Shore Formations of the Coast\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1913 scientific survey of coral reefs on the Red Sea coast, containing vivid descriptions of Sudanese landscapes and people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCyril Crossland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108016018, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages, 91 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCyril Crossland (1878–1943) was Director of the Sudan Pearl Fishery between 1905 and 1922. At this time, the British colonial government had taken charge of running the fishery, with local fishermen as employees. A marine biologist and zoologist, Crossland was praised in his obituary in the journal Nature as 'one of the last explorer-naturalists of the Darwin type'. This book is both an account of his life in the Sudan and a scientific survey of the coral reefs on the Red Sea coast. It offers a lively description of the region, its people and customs, and a clear, accessible explanation of the development of coral reefs. In Crossland's time this region had not been fully mapped by Western explorers and this study was an important contribution to knowledge. The book is illustrated with many of Crossland's own photographs of landscapes and people and his diagrams of the coral reefs.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. The Desert and its People: 1. The Sudan coast\u003cbr\u003e 2. The people, social and religious conditions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Religious observances and superstitions\u003cbr\u003e 4. The daily life of the people\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sailors, fishermen and pearl divers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Women's life\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Corals and Coral Reefs: 7. Corals and coral animals\u003cbr\u003e 8. The building of reefs\u003cbr\u003e 9. The making of the Red Sea\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265940082968,"sku":"9781108016018","price":24.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108016018i.jpg?v=1694869382","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/desert-and-water-gardens-of-the-red-sea-being-an-account-of-the-natives-and-the-shore-formations-of-the-coast-paperback-9781108016018","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}