Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions
Lancaster, William, 1938-2011
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Main title:
Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions / William Lancaster and Fidelity Lancaster.
Publisher:
Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2011.
Collation:
xiv, 607 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Series:
Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift "der Islam" ; Neue Folge, Bd. 25
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-568) and index.
Contents:
Social matters : infrastructure, premises & practicesSea people, Ahl al-Bahr : livelihoods and profitsCoastal plains & sands : livelihoods & profitsMountain living : Ru'us al-JibalMountain living : western HajarDistribution of produce & servicesRuling and rulersWhat happened to turn our world upside-down?Back to history.
ISBN:
9783110223392 (hardcover alk paper)9783110223408 (eISBN)
Language:
English
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Subject:
Human geography -- United Arab Emirates -- Ras al-Khaymah (Emirate)Ethnology -- United Arab Emirates -- Ras al-Khaymah (Emirate)Petroleum industry and trade -- United Arab Emirates -- RaŹ¾s al-Khaymah (Emirate)Ras al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Social life and customsRas al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryRas al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
3981315
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