Honour is in contentment [electronic resource] : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions / William Lancaster and Fidelity Lancaster.
By: Lancaster, William.
Contributor(s): Lancaster, Fidelity | ebrary, Inc
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Series: Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift "der Islam", Neue Folge, Bd. 25.Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011Description: xiv, 607 p. : ill., maps.Other title: Honor in contentment.Subject(s): Human geography -- United Arab Emirates -- Raʼs al-Khaymah (Emirate) | Ethnology -- United Arab Emirates -- Raʼs al-Khaymah (Emirate) | Petroleum industry and trade -- United Arab Emirates -- Raʼs al-Khaymah (Emirate) | Raʼs al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Social life and customs | Raʼs al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Raʼs al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 953.57 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Social matters : infrastructure, premises & practices -- Sea people, Ahl al-Bahr : livelihoods and profits -- Coastal plains & sands : livelihoods & profits -- Mountain living : Ru'us al-Jibal -- Mountain living : western Hajar -- Distribution of produce & services -- Ruling and rulers -- What happened to turn our world upside-down? -- Back to history.
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