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Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions /

Based on interviews and field research, the authors explore the sets of ideas Arab tribespeople from Ras Al-Khaimah had about tribe and community; social and economic networks, and jural contracts for livelihoods and profits; their uses of their environments; the moral relations of credit, debt and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lancaster, William, 1938-
Otros Autores: Lancaster, Fidelity
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, ©2011.
Colección:Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients (2004) ; n.F., Bd. 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Based on interviews and field research, the authors explore the sets of ideas Arab tribespeople from Ras Al-Khaimah had about tribe and community; social and economic networks, and jural contracts for livelihoods and profits; their uses of their environments; the moral relations of credit, debt and labour; ruling; economic and political transformations; and ideas of regional history where conflicts were regarded as disputes over sets of ideas, and informal accounts of tribal and local histories. Published sources give a wider context to these ideas and events which show the great complexity and differing perspectives of 'life before oil' in the Gulf.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 607 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110223408
3110223406
1283398761
9781283398763
3110223392
9783110223392
9786613398765
6613398764
ISSN:1862-1295 ;