Desert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea: Being an Account of the Natives and the Shore Formations of the...

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Cyril Crossland

Desert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea

Being an Account of the Natives and the Shore Formations of the Coast

Cyril Crossland

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English

Cambridge University Press
02 December 2010

Social & cultural anthropology; Coral reefs

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology

Cyril 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.

By: Cyril Crossland
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781108016018
ISBN 10: 1108016014
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 02 December 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Part 1. The Desert and its People: 1. The Sudan coast; 2. The people, social and religious conditions; 3. Religious observances and superstitions; 4. The daily life of the people; 5. Sailors, fishermen and pearl divers; 6. Women's life; Part 2. Corals and Coral Reefs: 7. Corals and coral animals; 8. The building of reefs; 9. The making of the Red Sea; Index.