The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia
$105.68
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2020
Summary
A detailed history of the craftsmanship, functions, and cultural implications of bark and skin boats created by the indigenous peoples of early northern Eurasia.The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia is a history and description of bark and skin boat traditions of the native peoples of Scandinavia and northern Russia. The history of northern peoples and cultures is inextricably linked to the technology of water transport. This is particularly true in northern Eurasia, where lakes …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781588344755 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1588344754 |
| Author: | William W. Fitzhugh, Haari Luukkanen |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm x 20mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
THE MASIK “Must have for the kayaker’s book shelf.”INDIGENOUS BOATS“The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia is a major contribution to ethnological boat studies. Particularly for those familiar mainly with the boats of North America and western Europe, it is a broad and comprehensive introduction to the archaeology and history of small craft of a region rarely discussed in the English-language literature. It will take its place as an essential reference, next to The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America, not as a sequel, but in its own right.”
About The Author
William W. Fitzhugh
HARRI LUUKKANEN is a research economist and expert of techno-economic studies, and a life-long paddler. He has published two novels and written or edited a dozen nonfiction books, including some on canoes and their history. Luukkanen lives with his wife and twin sons in Helsinki, Finland. WILLIAM W. FITZHUGH, also a northern boating expert, is the director of the Arctic Studies Center and curator in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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