wyszukanych pozycji: 2
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Keepers of the Golden Shore: A History of the United Arab Emirates
ISBN: 9781780235806 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. For those who visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), staying in its the lavish hotels and browsing in the ultra-modern shopping malls of Abu Dhabi or Dubai, the country can be a mystery, a glass and concrete creation that seems to have sprung from the desert overnight. Keepers of the Golden Shore looks behind this glossy facade, illuminating the region's history, which stretches from the ancient Arabian tribes who controlled a desolate but economically important shoreline to the ostentatious architectural wonders--bankrolled by a massive wealth of oil--that characterize it today.
... For those who visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), staying in its the lavish hotels and browsing in the ultra-modern shopping malls of Abu Dhabi or D...
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150,61 |
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Buraimi: The Struggle for Power, Influence and Oil in Arabia
ISBN: 9781848858183 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Buraimi is an oasis in an otherwise bleak desert on the border between Oman and the UAE. In the early twentieth century, it shot to notoriety as oil brought the world's attention to this corner of the Arabian Peninsula, and the ensuing battle over energy resources between regional and global superpowers began. In this lively account, Michael Quentin Morton tells the story of how the power of oil and the conflicting interests of the declining British Empire and the United States all came to a head with the conflict between Great Britain and Saudi Arabia, shaping the very future of the Gulf...
Buraimi is an oasis in an otherwise bleak desert on the border between Oman and the UAE. In the early twentieth century, it shot to notoriety as oil b...
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244,39 |