Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration System -- Acknowledgements -- Note -- Foreword to the Second Edition -- Preface -- Map showing the Northern Arabian Gulf States and East Oman -- Map showing the Arabian Gulf States and the Southern Arabian Coast -- 1 The Fieldwork -- 2 The Maritime Setting -- 3 Functional and General Nomenclature -- 4 The Large Ocean-going Dhows -- 5 Fishing and Pearling Dhows -- 6 Ships' Boats, Canoes and Rafts -- 7 Building the Traditional Wooden Craft -- 8 Dhow Types: An Overview -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.