{"product_id":"archaeology-of-east-asian-shipbuilding-jun-kimura-9780813061184","title":"Archaeology of East Asian Shipbuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this innovative study, Jun Kimura integrates historical data with archaeological findings to examine a wide array of eleventh- through nineteenth-century ships from China, Korea, and Japan. Chinese junks and Japanese sailing ships were known throughout the world, and this work illustrates why their innovative designs have survived the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKimura presents an extensive dataset of excavated coastal and oceangoing ships that traveled the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Three detailed case studies include the Shinan and Quanzhou wrecks and the Takashima underwater site. Using travel documents, cargo manifests, iconographic paintings, and other descriptive resources, as well as the archaeological evidence of hull components, wooden timbers, and iron remains, Kimura sheds new light on East Asian shipbuilding traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jun Kimura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813061180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813061184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016","brand":"Jun Kimura","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545654382847,"sku":"9780813061184","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_411c3f91-e914-4138-a03c-d593380a1766.jpg?v=1738183011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/archaeology-of-east-asian-shipbuilding-jun-kimura-9780813061184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}