Download Full eBooks in PDF
The Seafarers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Seafarers book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Stephen Rutt
Publisher : Elliott & Thompson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : British Isles
ISBN : 1783965045
The British Isles are remarkable for the extraordinary diversity of seabird life that they support: spectacular colonies of charismatic Arctic terns, elegant fulmars and stoic eiders, to name just a few.
Author : Douglas Botting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Pirates
ISBN : NWU:35556037537172
Discusses the lives and deeds of Henry Every, Stede Bonnet, John Rackam, Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and other pirates.
Author : Nevil Shute
Publisher : Paper Tiger (NJ)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1889439320
THE SEAFARERS, a novella written by Nevil Shute in the years 1946-47 and published now for the first time, dramatizes one of his most important themes: the life-giving joy of productive work. The story line is elegantly simple. As World War II winds down, Donald Wolfe (a senior naval lieutenant) and Jean Porter (a boat's crew Wren) meet when he brings his motor gunboat to Portland harbor to be dismantled and disarmed. They admire each other's dedication and cheerful competence; their first date is promising, and both hope for a romance. But when they meet again in peacetime, away from the sea, they seem to have much less in common. Without the work they love, their differences are magnified. Puzzled and disappointed, they part, regretfully--but not permanently.
Author : Edward Simpson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134184835
Based on substantial ethnographic, textual and archival research, this interesting book offers a new perspective on the anthropology of the western Indian Ocean. Writing in a clear, engaging style, and covering an impressive range of theoretical terrain, Simpson critically explores the relationships between people and things that give life to the region and drive shifting patterns of social change among Muslims in the highly-politicized state of Gujarat. Scholars of the Indian Ocean, Muslim society in South Asia, and Hindu nationalism, as well as anthropologists in general, will find this a fascinating read and a major contribution to research in this area.
Author : Marian Anderson Clover
Publisher : Upswing Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781942628019
The sacred mysteries essential to Viking survival will be lost if Inge Andersdottir cannot find a daughter to inherit the ancient wisdom. Inge and her husband Karl-Eirik adopt Thora, a young thrall with skaldic (poetic) powers and more. Thora kills a glasscaster and the king condemns her to Lesser Outlawry: a long season of exile to the rivers of Russia and then Istanbul - on Karl's boat, The Seafarer. Reluctantly, Inge agrees to go along and finds a stormy voyage – a grueling portage, an encounter with the Overlord of Kiev, her former lover, with a suspected Greek spy and an attack by the savage Pechenegs. The crew must deal with an unexpected change in captains. Thora is captured and put into an Arab harem. It is up to Inge and her wondrous skills to save the boat, the crew and her daughter.
Author : Anne Spencer Parry
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780987060747
Author : Melvin Maddocks
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Ocean liners
ISBN : 0809426641
Text and photographs describe the great passenger liners that traveled between the United States and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century.
Author : Julia Ember
Publisher : Interlude Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Lesbians
ISBN : 1945053208
After rescuing maiden Ragna, mermaid Ersel realizes the life she wants is above the sea. But when Ersel's suitor catches them together, she must say goodbye or face brutal justice from the king. Desperate, Ersel makes a deal with Loki and is exiled as a result. To fix her mistakes and be reunited with Ragna, Ersel must outsmart the God of Lies.
Author : Christine Isom-Verhaaren
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755641727
While the Ottoman Empire is most often recognized today as a land power, for four centuries the seas of the Eastern Mediterranean were dominated by the Ottoman Navy. Yet to date, little is known about the seafarers who made up the sultans' fleet, the men whose naval mastery ensured that an empire from North Africa to Black Sea expanded and was protected, allowing global trading networks to flourish in the face of piracy and the Sublime Porte's wars with the Italian city states and continental European powers. In this book, Christine Isom-Verhaaren provides a history of the major events and engagements of the navy, from its origins as the fleets of Anatolian Turkish beyliks to major turning points such as the Battle of Lepanto. But the book also puts together a picture of the structure of the Ottoman navy as an institution, revealing the personal stories of the North African corsairs and Greek sailors recruited as admirals. Rich in detail drawn from a variety of sources, the book provides a comprehensive account of the Ottoman Navy, the forgotten contingent in the empire's period of supremacy from the 14th century to the 18th century.
Author : Desislava Nikolaeva Dimitrova,Roger Blanpain
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041133496
The enormous technological, financial, and structural changes of recent decades have revolutionized the international shipping industry, bringing about lower freight rates, shorter time in port and fast turnarounds, reduction in crew size, employment of cheap labour from developing countries, avoidance of national regulations and taxes, and diminished living and working standards on board. Exploitation of seafarers has always existed, but now it has become more common and frequent. Shipowners can cut costs in various ways, but the most profitable and easiest to achieve are those at the expense of labour costs, in particular costs for maintaining proper living conditions on board the ship. This bulletin examines in detail the structure of the shipping industry, focusing on problems concerning the working and living conditions of seafarers on board merchant ships serving the global sea transport system. Exploring all levels of maritime policymaking on a global and European level, the author analyses seafarers' rights in the light of international enforcement mechanisms and particularly in the light of the recent ILO Maritime Labour Convention. He also considers relevant case law, as well as advisory opinions and policy statements from various pertinent agencies, especially in the EU context.. Among the issues raised and discussed in depth in relation to their effect on seafarers' labour standards are the following: * ship manning companies; * illicit crewing agencies; * flags of convenience; * hours of work and rest; * wages; * occupational health and safety; * accommodation, food, water, and catering; * recreational facilities; * filing of grievance; and * port controls. The author shows that, expansion and progress of the maritime industry notwithstanding, there is a great need for effective enforcement mechanisms in this area. This is the first detailed analysis to connect the working and living conditions of seafarers with international, supranational, and national maritime legislation. A giant step towards establishing a global monitoring system to enforce international maritime conventions regarding seafarers' labour standards, it is sure to make an important contribution to both international labour and employment law and the law of the sea.
Author : Robert D. Ballard,Toni Eugene
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : UCSC:32106017088938
A fascinating odyssey through time explores the mysteries of the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean in the companion volume to the upcoming National Geographic special for PBS, which follows the undersea explorer to the Black Sea, Egypt, Greece, Minoan Crete, and Italy in search of
Author : Frederick Chamier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Seafaring life
ISBN : UIUC:30112041672541
Author : Arthur Bernard Knapp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Bronze age
ISBN : 908890555X
This book presents a diachronic study of seafaring, seafarers and maritime interactions during the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages of the eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt)
Author : Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi,Dmitry A. Pentsov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 823 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783540727514
The importance of international maritime labour law - both as a component of - ternational maritime law, and in socio-political and economic terms - has been recognised by the IMO International Maritime Law Institute for a number of years. Indeed, the Institute has annually organised a course on maritime labour law with the participation of inter alia the International Maritime Organization, the - ternational Labour Organization, the International Transport Workers’ Federation, and the German Shipowners’ Association. It was therefore a great pleasure when the authors invited me to introduce their forthcoming monograph on Maritime Work Law Fundamentals: Responsible S- powners Reliable Seafarers. As the title suggests, a fundamental challenge of this branch of international maritime law is to achieve a balance between the interests of the two main stakeholders. Institutionally, the effort to achieve this balance dates back a number of decades with its genesis mainly found in the work of the International Labour Organization. It has to be said that whilst this effort achieved great progress, it has led to a haphazard, plethora of legal instruments.
Author : Ida L. Gordon
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : English language
ISBN : 071900778X