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Keepers of the Golden Shore: A History of the United Arab Emirates
Michael Quentin Morton
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Description for Keepers of the Golden Shore: A History of the United Arab Emirates
Hardback. A new history of the United Arab Emirates, which looks behind the region's glossy facade to cast a revealing light on a much-misunderstood land. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
For those who visit the UAE today, staying in air-conditioned hotels and shopping in ultra-modern malls, the country itself remains an enigma - a glass and concrete creation that seems to have sprung from the desert overnight. Keepers of the Golden Shore looks behind its glossy facade, tracing the traditional tribal bonds of an ancient land to the society of today and casting a new and revealing light on this intriguing, innovative and resilient people.Across the spread of its deserts and mountains, islands and seas, the UAE has a rich and diverse history. From the ancient people who came out ... Read more
For those who visit the UAE today, staying in air-conditioned hotels and shopping in ultra-modern malls, the country itself remains an enigma - a glass and concrete creation that seems to have sprung from the desert overnight. Keepers of the Golden Shore looks behind its glossy facade, tracing the traditional tribal bonds of an ancient land to the society of today and casting a new and revealing light on this intriguing, innovative and resilient people.Across the spread of its deserts and mountains, islands and seas, the UAE has a rich and diverse history. From the ancient people who came out ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235806
SKU
V9781780235806
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Michael Quentin Morton
Michael Quentin Morton grew up in Qatar, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi in the 1950s and 1960s. A barrister using his first-hand knowledge of the region, he has written a number of books on the history of the Middle East including Buraimi: The Struggle for Power, Influence and Oil in Arabia (2013).
Reviews for Keepers of the Golden Shore: A History of the United Arab Emirates
'A welcome, readable and much-needed starting point for new readers and new arrivals to the UAE who want a better understanding of the people and places around them. [...] Keepers of the Golden Shore draws from an extensive range of published sources to construct a detailed account of a time that saw the Arabian Gulf emerge from a fiefdom of ... Read more