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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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.