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Autore |
Lancaster William <1938-> |
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Titolo |
Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions / / William Lancaster and Fidelity Lancaster |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-39876-1 |
9786613398765 |
3-11-022340-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (624 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift "der Islam", , 1862-1295 ; ; Neue Folge, Bd. 25 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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.Their lively descriptions and explanations of life |
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