Author: John Bloundelle-Burton
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: seafarers
Number of Pages: 282
Published: 2009-06-04
List price: $30.99
ISBN-10: 1110531559
ISBN-13: 9781110531554

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Author: Mary R. Brooks
Publisher: ASEAN Economic Research Unit, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in collaboration with Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University and Oceans Institute of Canada
Keywords: region, asean, seafarers
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 1989-12
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 9813035137
ISBN-13: 9789813035133

Author: A. G. Smith
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: pictorial, archives, dover, seafarers, pacific, south
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2002-12-20
List price: $3.95
ISBN-10: 0486423808
ISBN-13: 9780486423807

Accurately illustrated scenes depict the lives of skilled navigators who sailed the South Pacific over 4,500 years ago. Detailed illustrations include men hollowing out logs for canoes, using nets and spears to fish, at sea in a large double-hulled canoe with masts, preparing for war, and manning huge battleships. 29 black-and-white illustrations.

Authors:P. Belcher, H. Sampson, M. Thomas, J. Veiga, M. Zhao,
Publisher: International Labor Office
Keywords: policies, practices, employment, global, seafarers, women
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-03-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 9221134911
ISBN-13: 9789221134916

This work focuses on contemporary women seafarers at a global level. Drawing on extensive research commissioned by the ILO, the book considers women’s participation levels in the industry and examines policies concerning their recruitment, training, maternity and employment rights, and other aspects of work and life at sea. It also offers first-hand accounts from women seafarers describing how they have dealt with discrimination, sexual harassment, and an array of other difficulties. Women’s employment in the industry has multiple dimensions, and this book provides the historical b

Authors:Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi, Dmitry A. Pentsov,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: shipowners, reliable, seafarers, responsible, fundamentals, work, law, maritime
Number of Pages: 841
Published: 2007-12-10
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 3540727507
ISBN-13: 9783540727507

This comprehensive compilation which is composed of 86 international and regional instruments on the regulatory framework of maritime work fills a gap by constituting an extensive practical reference tool with fully updated developments and more than 1000 references from international bibliography and case-law. The work is divided into four Chapters each one of which includes both legal instruments and comments: the first one addresses the ILO maritime instruments, including the new consolidated convention on maritime labour of February 2006; the second one addresses major IMO instruments whic

Author: Thomas Suarez
Publisher: Periplus Editions
Keywords: mapped, first, regions, china, india, cartographers, adventurers, asia, southeast, epic, story, seafarers, mapping
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1999-11-15
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 9625934707
ISBN-13: 9789625934709

Early Mapping of Southeast Asia follows the story of mapmaking, exploration and colonization in Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It surveys Southeast Asia’s geography and civilizations, its maps and their influence on Western worldviews, as well as the image of Southeast Asia in the eyes of its neighbors.