Dubai : gilded cage / Syed Ali.

Main entry:

Ali, Syed, 1968- author.

Title & Author:

Dubai : gilded cage / Syed Ali.

Publication:

[New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2010]
©2010

Description:

xv, 240 pages : map ; 24 cm

Notes:
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?

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

9780300152173 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0300152175 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Foreign workers Legal status, laws, etc. United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate)
History.
Economic history
Emigration and immigration Economic aspects
Foreign workers Legal status, laws, etc.
Politics and government
Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
Rechtsstellung
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Einwanderungspolitik
Wirtschaftspolitik
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) History.
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) Economic conditions.
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) Politics and government.
United Arab Emirates Emigration and immigration Economic aspects.
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate)
Dubai

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266969
Call No.: BIB 199019
Status: Available

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