Dubai : gilded cage / Syed Ali.
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TextPublisher: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010Description: xv, 240 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN: 9780300152173 (pbk : alk. paper); 0300152175 (pbk : alk. paper)Subject(s): Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- History | Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Economic conditions | Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- Politics and government | Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubayy (Emirate) | United Arab Emirates -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspectsDDC classification: 953.57 LOC classification: DS247.D78 | A44 2010| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The roots of Dubai -- Becoming a global brand -- Iron chains -- Living in 'fly-by' Dubai -- Guests in their own homes -- Strangers in their own land -- This is the future?
In the last 20 years, Dubai has transformed itself from an obscure Gulf emirate into a global centre for business, tourism and luxury living. This book analyses how - and at what cost - Dubai has achieved such success.
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