Keepers of the golden shore : a history of the United Arab Emirates
Morton, Michael Quentin2016
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For those who visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), staying in its the lavish hotels and browsing in the ultra-modern shopping malls of Abu Dhabi or Dubai, the country can be a mystery, a glass and concrete creation that seems to have sprung from the desert overnight. This book looks behind this glossy facade, illuminating the region's history, which stretches from the ancient Arabian tribes who controlled a desolate but economically important shoreline to the ostentatious architectural wonders, bankrolled by a massive wealth of oil, that characterize it today.
Main title:
Keepers of the golden shore : a history of the United Arab Emirates / Michael Quentin Morton.
Author:
Morton, Michael Quentin, author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2016.
Collation:
256 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781780235806 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
78241
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