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Book reviewed in this article:
Helleristninger i Danmark (Rock carvings in Denmark): Jutland Arch. Soc. Publication VII. P. V. G lob
Halloristningar Svenneby socken (Rock carvings from Svenneby parish, County of Bohuslän): Gothenburg and Bohuslän Antiquarian Society. Studies in North European Archaeology 7. J. N ordbladh & J. R osvall , Eds. Å. F redsjö
Die Felsbilder Nubiens. Monographien und Documentationen: Die Afrikanischer Felsbilder W alther F. E. R esch
The Scandinavian Joint Expedition to Sudanese Nubia. Vol. 1. The rock drawings, including results of Gordon Memorial College Expedition to Akba P ontus H ellsiröm & H ans L angballe
Les Épaves antiques du Sud de la Corse: [The ancient wrecks of South Corsica] W. B ebko
Recherches sur les amphores romaines: [Research on Roman amphoras] A. J. P arker
Late Roman pottery: A catalogue of Roman fine wares J. W. H ayes
Treasures of the Armada R obert S ténuit
Wasa 1628: Ritning: Drawing: Plan: Leichnung P. L undström & L. A. K varning
Schepen van de Nederlanden (Ships of the Netherlands); van de late Middeleeuwen tot het einde van de 17e eeuw (from the late Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century) J. VAN BEYLEN
The quest for America G. A she
Shipwrecks of the western hemisphere 1492–1825 R obert F. M arx
Cities in the sea. An exploration of ancient cities beneath the Mediterranean N icholas C. F lemming
A history of seafaring based on underwater archaeology G eorge B ass
Diving for sunken treasure J acques -Y ves C ousteau aand P hilippe D iolé     

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The Greek trireme of the 5th century B.C. J. COATES AND S. MCGRAIL (Eds.)
The Athenian trireme: the history and reconstruction of an ancient Greek warship J. S. MORRISON and J. F. COATES
Flags at sea TIMOTHY WILSON
Skinboats of Greenland (Vol. I of 'Ships and Boats of the North'series) H. C. PETERSEN
Galleys in the Netherlands L. TH. LEHMANN
La Belle Poule-frégate de 12 de l'lngenieur Guignace 1765 J. BOUDRIOT and H. BERTI
The lost ships of the Royal Navy-1793-1900 W. P. GOSSET
Marine motifs on ancient coins J. RINGEL
Mediterranean man and the sea M. GALLEY and L. L. SEBAI
The Bryggen Papers-Main Series, Vol. I A. E. HERTEIG and A. E. CHRISTENSEN
The Boats G. HUTCHINSON
History of seafaring in the classical world F. MEIJER     

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Aspects of the history of wooden shipbuilding. Edited by J. S. M orrison ,. O le C rumlin -P edersen & G. VAN DER HEIDE
Science and civilisation in China. Vol. 4: Physics and physical technology. Part 3: Civil engineering and nautics. J oseph N eedham , with the collaboration Wang Ling and Lu Gwei-Djen
The number ones. R obert J. W ilson
Fenland barge traffic. J ohn K. W ilson
The RA expeditions. T hor H eyerdahl
Roar Linde 71—Hjortspringbåden som kulturaktivitet: (Roar Linde 71—The Hjortspring boat as a cultural activity). H arry K ahl ,. I ngelise N ielsen ,. F inn T erp & P eter V eje
The emergence of civilization. The Cyclades and the Aegean in the third millenium BC. C olin R enfrew
No star at the Pole. A history of navigation from the Stone Age to the 20th century. D avid & J oan H ay
The haven-finding art. A history of navigation from Odysseus to Captain Cook. E. G. R. T aylor
The Mortar wreck in Mellieha Bay. H onor F rost
Essai de classification des amphores décou-vertes lors de fouilles sous-marines. J.-P. J oncheray
Portus. Illustrazione dei porti di Claudio e Traiano e della citta, di porto a Fiumicino. O tello T estaguzza
The conservation of waterlogged wood in the National Museum of Denmark. B. B rorson C hristensen
Shipwrecks around Britain. A diver's guide. L eo Z anelli
More than skin deep. K endall M ac D onald     

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Beaches and Coasts (2nd ed), by C uchlaine A. M. K ing , M acmillan
Introduction to Geomorphology, by A listair F. P itty , Methuen and Co., London
Political Geography, by J. R. V. P rescott , M ethuen & Co Ltd, Toronto
Politics and Geographic Relationships (2nd ed.), edited by W. A. D ouglas J ackson and M arwyn S. S amuels
Migration and Regional Development in the United States, 1950–1960, by P aul J. S chwind
China, by Y i -F u T uan
The Changing Face of the Great Hungarian Plain, edited by B éla S árfalvi
Vénézuéla. Travailleurs et villes du pétrole, par Bernard Marchand, Travaux et Mémoires de l'lnstitut des Hautes Etudes de l'Amérique Latine
L'Amérique Latine, économies et sociétés, par D.-C. Lambert et J.-M. M artin , A rmand C olin
The Soviet Far East, by E. S tuart K irby , M acmillan
Design for Development in Ontario: The Initiation of a Regional Planning Program, by R ichard S. T homan
Combinatorial Programming, Spatial Analysis and Planning, by A llen J. S cott , M ethuen and C o. , Toronto
Experiments in Recreation Research, by T homas L. B urton , with a part by A. J. V eal , M ethuen
AMBIO, A Journal of the Human Environment – Research and Management, edited by ERIC Dyring     

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Les régions géographiques au Mexique, par C laude B ataillon , Travaux et Mémoires de l'lnstitut des Hautes Etudes de I'Amérique Latine
Readings in Canadian Geography , edited by R obert M. I rving
World Migration in Modern Times , edited by F ranklin D. S cott , a Spectrum Book, Global History Series
Statistical Analysis in Geography , by L eslie J. K ing
A Ceremonial Ox of India: the Mithan in Nature, Culture, and History , by F rederick J. S imoons , with the assistance of E lizabeth S. S imoons
Acadia: The Geography of Early Nova Scotia to 1760 , by A ndrew H. C lark
L'Europe rhénane , par E tienne J uillard     

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Principes de Géographie sociale , by P aul C laval , Editions M.Th. Génin
Urban Canada , by J ames and R obert S immons , 2nd edition
Urban Futures for Central Canada: Perspectives on Forecasting Urban Growth and Form , edited by L arry S. B ourne , R oss D. M ac K innon , J ay S iegel , and J ames W. S immons
Conservation by the People: The History of the Conservation Movement in Ontario to 1970 , by A.H. RICHARDSON
Physical Geography: The Canadian Context , by A llan F alconer , B arry D. F ahey , and R ussell D. T hompson
Modifying the Weather , by W. R. D. S ewell , et al.
Climate Canada , by F. K enneth H are and M orley K. T homas
The Geography of Puerto Rico by rafael P ico     

BOOK NOTES

Western Canada since 1870: A Select Bibliography and Guide , by A lan F.J. A rtibise
Canadian Local Histories to 1950: A Bibliography. Ontario and the Canadian North, by W illiam F.E. M orley
Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Vol. I, edited by T.W. F reeman , M arquerita O ughton , and P hilippe P inchemel
Bibliography on Canadian Land Market Mechanisms and Land Systems Information, by R osalind L ambert and L aval L avallée
Canadian Bibliography of Urban and Regional Information System Activity, by K athleen L auder and L aval L avallée
Locational Analysis and Economic Geography, by P eter O. M uller
An Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Air Pollution Literature: Supplement, compiled by L eslie T. F oster and C hristopher J. S parrow
A Directory of Climate and Related Courses and Persons Interested in Climatology in Alberta, compiled by J ohn M. P owell
The Changing Fortunes of Marginal Regions, edited by P.G. S adler and G.A. M ac K ay
Theory and Practice in Regional Science, edited by I. M asser , Pion Ltd.
Space, Location and Regional Development, edited by M. C hatterji , Pion Ltd.
L'Avenir de I'Histoire et de la Geographie, sous la direction de L udger B eauregard
Population at Microscale, edited by L esek A. K osinski and J ohn W. W ebb
Information Technology and Urban Governance, edited by B arry S. W ellar     

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Historical Essays on British Columbia , edited by J. F riesen and H.K. R alston
Perspectives on Landscape and Settlement in Nineteenth Century Ontario , edited by J. D avid W ood
The Countryside in Ontario , edited by M ichael J. T roughton , J. G ordon N elson , and Sr B rown
Natives without a Home , by M ark N agler
Ndeiya, Kikuyu Frontier: The Kenya Land Problem in Microcosm , by R.A. B ullock
Urban-Rural Integration in Regional Development: A Case Study of Saurashtra, India, 1800-1960 , by H oward S podek
India in Maps, by A shok K. D utt , S.P. C hatterjee , and M. M argaret G eib     

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THOUGHT: from the Learned Societies of Canada 1960 , W. J. Gage Limited
Crossroads , by G. B. C ressey
The National Geographer , edited by M. N. K han and R. C. S harma
The Earth's Problem Climates , by G len T. T rewartha
Statistical Geography: Problems in Analyzing Areal Data , by O tis D udley D uncan , R ay P. C uzzort , and B everly D uncan
The Geography of Communications in Great Britain , by J. H. A ppleton
A Glossary of Geographical Terms , prepared by a committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and edited by L. D udley S tamp
Cassell's New Atlas , Cassell and Co., Ltd.
The Meridian Compact Atlas of the World , Meridian Books, The World Publishing Co., New York, 1961; cartographie par John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Great Britain, 1961; XVI pages de statistiques, 128 pages de cartes, index de 30 pages     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Visible Histories: Women and Environments in a Post-War British City by SUZANNE MACKENZIE
MONA DOMOSH San Diego State University
Creating a Landscape: A Geography of Ukrainians in Canada by LUBOMYR Y. LUCIUK and BOHDAN S. KORDAN, with cartography by Geoffrey J. Matthews
Language in Geographic Context edited by COLIN H. WILLIAMS, Multilingual Matters Ltd.
The Regional Dynamics of Language Differentiation in Belgium: A Study in Cultural-Political Geography by ALEXANDERB, MURPHY
La situation démolinguistique du Québec PAR MARC TERMOTTE et DANIELLE GAUVREAU, Conseil de la langue françhise
James David Forbes: Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist by F. CUNNINGHAM
Aboriginal People and Politics by PAUL TENNANT, University of British Columbia Press     

Syriac Sources for Seventh-Century History

Abstract

In view of the paucity of other sources for this century, so momentous in the history of the Near East, the Syriac materials take on a particular importance for both Byzantine and Islamic historians. While some of these sources, such as Michael's Chronicle, are well known to all, others lie as yet unexploited and ignored. The purpose of the present article is to collect together in convenient form details of all the main Syriac sources available for the seventh century, listing standard editions, translations and the more important discussions. Fuller information on authors and secondary literature can readily be found by reference to the following works: A. Baumstark, Geschichte der syrischen Literatur (Bonn, 1922); I. Ortiz de Urbina, Patrologia Syriaca, 2nd ed. (Rome, 1965); C. Moss, Catalogue of Syriac Printed Books and Related Literature in the British Museum (London, 1962); S. P. Brock, ‘Syriac Studies 1960–1970: a classified bibliography’, Parole de l'Orient, IV (1973), 393–465. For the topographical history ot the area now covered by Iraq, J. M. Fiey's Assyrie chrétienne, 3 vols. (Beirut, 1965–8), is an invaluable compendium.     

Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the 17th-Century Anglo-Dutch East-Indiaman Avondster in Bay of Galle, Sri Lanka

The Avondster was a 17th century British ship captured by the Dutch and used by the United Dutch East India Company (VOC) trading with Asia until it was wrecked in Galle Harbour, Sri Lanka in 1659. The shipwreck was found in 1997 to be in very good condition but under threat from development in the harbour. From 2001–2004 an archaeological project was implemented by the Dutch/Sri Lankan Mutual Heritage Centre. The aims were to record and recover important cultural material as well as to build up the capacity of a Sri Lankan Maritime Archaeology Unit for implementing future work.
© 2005 The Nautical Archaeology Society     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The funerary boats of Khufu. A bdel M oneim A bubakr & A hmed Y oussef M ustafa
Schiffsmodelle in Alten Ägypten. A rvid G ottlicher & W alter W erner
Three major ancient boat finds in Britain. H. H azelhoff R oelfzema
Britain and the western seaways. E. G. B owen
Clenched lap or clinker. E ric M c K ee
Gunpowder and galleys. Changing technology and Mediterranean warfare at sea in the sixteenth century. J ohn F rancis G uilmartin , J r
The sloops of the Hudson. W illiam E. V eerplanck & M oses W. C ollyer
History of New York shipyards. J ohn H. M orrison
Windjammers of the Horn. A. G. C ourse
The Lusitania case Collected by C. L. D roste . W. H. T atum IV (Ed.)
America's lighthouses: their illustrated history since 1716. F rancis R oss H olland , J r
A history of lighthouses. P atrick B eaver
Marine archaeology. D. J. B lackman (Ed.)
The conservation of antiquities and works of art Treatment, repair and restoration. H. J. P lenderleith & A. E. A. W erner     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Quantitative Geography: A British View , edited by N. W rigley and R.J. B ennett
Partners in Furs: A History of the Fur Trade in Eastern James Bay, 1600–1870 , by D aniel F rancis and T oby M orantz
Science, God, and Nature in Victorian Canada , by C arl B erger
Arctic and Antarctic: A Modern Geographical Synthesis , by D avid S ugden
Heartland and Hinterland: A Geography of Canada , edited by L.D. McCann     

French cultural history from theory to practice

Rioux, J.‐P. and Sirinelli, J.‐F. (eds), Pour une histoire culturelle (Seuil, 1997), 456 pp., 185F., ISBN 2 02 025470 0

Rioux, J.‐P. and Sirinelli, J.‐F. (eds), Histoire culturelle de la France, vol 3, Baecque, A. de and Mélonio, F., Lumières et libertés: les dix‐huitième et dix‐neuvième siècles (Seuil, 1998), 390 pp., 340F., ISBN 2 02 019793 6

Rioux, J.‐P. and Sirinelli, J.‐F. (eds), Histoire culturelle de la France, vol. 4, Rioux, J.‐P. and Sirinelli, J.‐F, Le temps des masses: le vingtième siècle (Seuil, 1998), 404 pp., 340F., ISBN 2 02 013537 X     

Material Culture from the Al Hallaniyah Island Early 16th‐Century Portuguese Indiaman Wreck‐site

Excavation of an underwater site on Al Hallaniyah Island, Oman, conducted from 2013 to 2015, confirmed the presence of at least one early 16th‐century shipwreck. The location is believed to be where Vincente and Brás de Sodré’s Esmeralda and the São Pedro, both part of Vasco de Gama's second voyage to India, were wrecked in 1503. This article describes the ceramic and other domestic material assemblage. It is a study of the objects used by sailors on board in their daily lives. The non‐European ceramics also give indications of supplies, cargoes, and plunder acquired during the voyage. These aspects of the assemblage provide two different perspectives on the new era of maritime global trade.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Seigneurial System in Early Canada. A Geographical Study, by R ichard C ole - brook H arris
The Earth Sciences in Canada: A Centennial Appraisal and Forecast, edited by E. R. W. N eale , T oronto
Le Canada, par L ouis -E dmond H amelin (Collection Magellan, dirigée par Pierre George, vol. 28), Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 1969, 301 pp., 22.00 ff
Factorial Ecology of Metropolitan Toronto, 1951-1961: An Essay on The Social Geography of the City, by R obert A. M urdie
Geographic Studies of Urban Transportation and Network Analysis, edited by F rank H orton
Spatial Analysis: A Reader in Statistical Geography, edited by B rian J. L. B erry and D uane F. Marble
Groundwater-Streamfiow Systems: Proceedings of Workshop Seminar sponsored by Laval University and the Canadian National Committee for the International Decade, September 18 and 19, 1967, edited by D. S himeld
Water, Earth and Man: A Synthesis of Hydrology, Geomorphology, and Socio-economic Geography, edited by R ichard J. C horley     

Présidente: le grand défi. Femmes,politique et médias

Mathieu, J.‐L., La Défense de l'environnement en France (Presses Universitaires de France, 1994), 128pp., 45F., ISBN 2 1304 5939 0

Prendiville, B., Environmental Politics in France (Westview, 1994), xiii‐190pp., $27.00, ISBN 0 8133 8822 8. Translated from L'Ecologie, la politique autrement? Culture, sociologie et histoire des écologistes (L'Harmattan, 1993), 200pp., 110F., ISBN 2 7384 1864 3     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Les méthodes de la cartographic urbaine, edited by J ean R aveneau
Public Parks on Private Lands in England and Wales, by Warren A. Johnson
Residential Water Demand: Alternative Choices for Management, by A ngelo P. G rima
Renovated Waste Water, by J ames F. J ohnson ters, Burlington, Ontario]
Perceptions and Attitudes in Resources Management, edited by W. R. D errick S ewell and I. B urton
An Introduction to Regional Economics, by EDGAR M. HOOVER, Alfred A. Knopf
Location in Space: A Theoretical Approach to Economic Geography, P. E. L loyd and P. D icken