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Energy Kingdoms
Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf
Av Jim Krane
Inbunden, 2019
1033 kr
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After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain—went from being among the world’s poorest and most isolated places to some of its most ostentatiously wealthy. To maintain support, the ruling sheikhs provide their …
Energy Kingdoms
Oil and Political Survival in the Persian Gulf
Av Jim Krane
Häftad, 2021
264 kr
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After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain—went from being among the world’s poorest and most isolated places to some of its most ostentatiously wealthy. To maintain support, the ruling sheikhs provide their …
City of Gold
Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
Av Jim Krane
Häftad, 2010
330 kr
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Award-winning journalist Jim Krane charts the history of Dubai from its earliest days, considers the influence of the family who has ruled it since the nineteenth century, and looks at the effect of the global economic downturn on a place that many tout as a blueprint for a more stable Middle East …
Dubai
The Story of the World's Fastest City
Av Jim Krane
Häftad, 2015
134 kr
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Today, Dubai is a city of shimmering skyscrapers attracting thousands of tourists every year. Yet just sixty years ago Dubai's population scraped a living by picking dates, diving for pearls, or sailing in wooden dhows to trade with Iran and India. Dubai is everything the rest of the Arab world is …
