21st century globalization : perspectives from the Gulf / edited by Rafael Reyes-Ruiz.
Contributor(s): Reyes-Ruiz, Rafael
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Series: Encounters ; v. 2.Publisher: Abu Dhabi : London : Zayed University Press ; I. B. Tauris [distributor], 2010Description: 256 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789948157519 (pbk.) :; 9948157516 (pbk.) :.Other title: Twenty-first century globalization.Subject(s): Globalization -- Persian Gulf States | Persian Gulf States -- Social conditions | Persian Gulf States -- Economic conditions| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 201.2 .T92 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5022502 |
The Arab states in the Gulf region have become significant global players in business and commerce. This book, encompassing contributions from a range of sociologists and Middle East specialists, reveals fresh data and research on Gulf cities, and explores the real impact of globalization upon their economies, societies, religion and culture.
Introduction -- Views from Dubai: Oriental globalization revisited -- Three phases of globalization: the significant of Dubai's emergence as a trading hub -- The rise of Dubai: a social history of the commercial cities in the Gulf -- Abu Dhabi's global economy: Integration and innovation -- Are today's globalized cathedrals of consumption tomorrow's global dinosaurs? -- The Arab world, the global moment and the struggle pver representation -- Mainstreaming Islam: taking charge of the faith -- Wanted but not welcome: social determinants of labor migration in the UAE -- Negotiating migration status in the emerging global city: Britons in Dubai.
Originally published as a periodical entitled "Encounters".
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