Honour is in contentment [electronic resource] : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions / William Lancaster and Fidelity Lancaster.
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TextSeries: Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift "der Islam" ; Neue Folge, Bd. 25Publication details: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011.Description: xiv, 607 p. : ill., mapsOther title: - Honor in contentment
- Human geography -- United Arab Emirates -- Raʼs al-Khaymah (Emirate)
- Ethnology -- United Arab Emirates -- Raʼs al-Khaymah (Emirate)
- Petroleum industry and trade -- United Arab Emirates -- Raʼs al-Khaymah (Emirate)
- Raʼs al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Social life and customs
- Raʼs al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Raʼs al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- History -- 20th century
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- GF696.U5 L36 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.