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From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition / Frauke Heard-Bey.

By: Heard-Bey, Frauke.
Publisher: Dubai : Motivate, 2004Description: xxvi, 540 p., xii p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1860631673 (pbk).Subject(s): United Arab Emirates -- History | United Arab Emirates -- Social conditions | United Arab Emirates -- Economic conditions
Contents:
Ch.1. Geographical conditions -- Ch.2. The tribal structure of a society -- Ch.3. Adminstering a tribal society -- Ch.4. The Islamic basis of society -- Ch.5. The traditional economics -- Ch.6. The social aspects of the traditional economy -- Ch.7. The development of a city state on the coast - example Dubai -- Ch.8. The external influences -- Ch.9. The formation of the federation -- Ch.10. The UAE in the third decade of its existence -- Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DS 247 .T88 H4 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 2024-06-28 5024519
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai UAE Collection DS 247 .T88 H4 2004 UAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 50726

Previous ed.: 1982 and 1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. .503-517) and index.

Ch.1. Geographical conditions -- Ch.2. The tribal structure of a society -- Ch.3. Adminstering a tribal society -- Ch.4. The Islamic basis of society -- Ch.5. The traditional economics -- Ch.6. The social aspects of the traditional economy -- Ch.7. The development of a city state on the coast - example Dubai -- Ch.8. The external influences -- Ch.9. The formation of the federation -- Ch.10. The UAE in the third decade of its existence -- Conclusion.

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