Masters of the Pearl
- 256 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Sheds new light on Qatar, a country that has previously defied explanation.
Michael Quentin Morton profundiza en la intrincada historia de la exploración petrolera en la Península Arábiga. Sus escritos exploran el profundo impacto de esta industria fundamental, examinando su influencia multifacética en la región y más allá. Basándose en sus primeras experiencias vitales en Oriente Medio y en su posterior carrera como abogado, Morton ofrece un punto de vista distintivo. Su obra proporciona análisis perspicaces, arrojando luz sobre las fuerzas económicas y sociales que han dado forma a esta parte vital del mundo.



Sheds new light on Qatar, a country that has previously defied explanation.
Empires and Anarchies: A History of Oil in the Middle East looks not only at the great discoveries but the transformation of peoples and societies, the empires and the anarchies it has engendered.
Preface 7. - 1 Desert, Sea and Mountain: Southeast Arabia in Prehistory 9. - 2 Emergence: Greater Oman, the Arabian Gulf and the Bani Yas, ad 630-1909 28. - 3 A Maritime Kind: The Qawasim, the British and the Trucial Coast, 1718-1906 54. - 4 Jewels of the Sea: The Rise and Fall of the Pearling Industry, 1508-1949 75. - 5 Something in the Air: Dubai and the Northern Sheikhdoms, 1901-39. - 6 The Hungry Years: The Trucial Coast in the Second World War, 1939-45 116. - 7 Sweet Crude: Abu Dhabi and the Discovery of Oil, 1909-71 130. - 8 Blueprint for a Nation: The Trucial States, 1945-68 151. - 9 Divided We Stand: Unification and Beyond, 1964-80 1/8. - 10 Only One Tribe: The United Arab Emirates, 1980-Present Day 200.