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The Trucial Coast Diaries (1948-1957) on the Way from Pearls to Oil in the Trucial States of the Gulf /
The Trucial Coast Diaries are the secret reports written in Dubai by the Representatives of the London based group of oil companies, the Iraq Petroleum Company, known on the Trucial Coast as Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast), PD(TC). These men, the authors, were in a unique position to observe t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
Gerlach Press,
2020.
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| Colección: | Gulf studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Trucial Coast Diaries are the secret reports written in Dubai by the Representatives of the London based group of oil companies, the Iraq Petroleum Company, known on the Trucial Coast as Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast), PD(TC). These men, the authors, were in a unique position to observe the social, economic and political environment of the people then living in the present day United Arab Emirates, before oil revenues led to a dramatic transformation from intense poverty to the great wealth which now permeates every aspect of this society. The diaries, dating from 1948 to 1957, are. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (521 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783959940818 3959940815 |