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020			_a9948423011 (hbk.)
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050		4	_aGV1832.4 _b.A46 2004
090			_aGV 1832.4 .A46 2004
100	1		_aAl-Mansoori, Ahmed K. A. _9119584
245	1	4	_aThe distinctive Arab heritage : _bstudy of society, culture and sport in the United Arab Emirates / _cAhmed K.A. Al-Mansoori.
260			_aAbu Dhabi, UAE : _bEmirates Heritage Club, _c2004.
300			_a301 p.: _bcol. ill., col. map, col. ports. ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical reference (p. 271-283) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- The camel: ship of the desert -- The Bedouin -- The transformation of the UAE society -- The transformation of camel racing -- Camel racing and the creation of a nation -- Summary.
520			_aThis book is devoted to the camel as an icon of Arab heritage and camel racing inthe United Arab Emirates as a link between Bedouin tradition adn modernity, a vehicle of nation-building, social inter-action, social and political cohesion, and expression of proud, buoyant and positive nationalism._FROM Ch.7.
650		0	_aCamel racing _zUnited Arab Emirates _9119585
650		0	_aBedouins _zUnited Arab Emirates _xSocial life and customs _938827
651		0	_aUnited Arab Emirates _xSocial life and customs _9119586
852			_y04-13-2008
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