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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients (2004) ;
n.F., Bd. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.