Abdulrahman Al Salimi and Eric Staples "A Maritime Lexicon Arabic Nautical Terminology in the Indian Ocean" (RUTTER Book Review No. 8)

Review of the book  "A Maritime Lexicon Arabic Nautical Terminology in the Indian Ocean", from the authors Abdulrahman Al Salimi and Eric Staples. The Lexicon is rather a collection of six tightly complementary glossaries on the following topics: 1) Vessel Types and General Terms, 2) Boat Building, 3) Seafaring, 4) Navigation, 5) Fishing and Pearling, 6) Currency. This division is a reflection of the complexity of the subject matter, and it is an obvious attempt at establishing boundaries and simplifying the use of so much information,