@book{fdi:010090498,
  title = {{W}ild craft : wooden cargo ships of {S}outh {I}ndia},
  author = {{V}idal, {D}enis and {D}handapani, {B}. and {S}ricandane, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}iant wooden cargo ships that braved the oceans thousands of years back are still being made in the {S}outh {I}ndian state of {T}amil {N}adu. {E}ven when metal motorised ships became the norm, some shoreline communities in {S}outh {I}ndia continue to make these wooden cargo ships. {T}his is the story of these ships and the people who craft them. {T}he {S}outh {I}ndian state of {T}amil {N}adu has a long maritime tradition.  {I}ts onnections spanned {E}ast and {W}est. {F}ishing communities during colonial times made small barges. {T}hese barges provided loading and unloading support to large cargo vessels which could not enter shallow ports. {T}he end of the colonial era changed the economic landscape with the emergence of large ports and containerisation. {Y}et some ship building communities negotiated the emerging environment with their technological innovation, collaborative work and good business sense. {B}y increasing the size of the wooden sailing barges and by motorising them later, these innovative ship builders and entrepreneurs found new markets where their skills could be adapted and put to profitable use.{I}n a successful blend of reason, creativity and persistent hard work the communities engineered their past to create a successful future. {T}he book traces the transition of this tradition in detail over time. {T}he authors have created an extensive photo documentation using hundreds of images which capture the atmosphere of the shipyard and to offer a visual narrative. {T}hrough visual anthropology it offers an anthology of wooden cargo ship building and craftsmanship.},
  keywords = {{INDE} ; {TAMIL} {NADU}},
  address = {{M}arseille ({FRA}) ; {P}ondich{\'e}ry},
  publisher = {{IRD} ; {IFP}},
  series = {},
  pages = {369},
  year = {2023},
  ISBN = { 978-81-8470-249-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090498},
}