Lancaster, William, 1938-

Honour is in contentment life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions / [electronic resource] : Honor in contentment William Lancaster and Fidelity Lancaster. - Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011. - xiv, 607 p. : ill., maps. - Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift "der Islam", Neue Folge, Bd. 25 1862-1295 ; .

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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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 century.


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