Arabian Time Machine: Self-Portrait of an Oil State

Helga Graham

ISBN 10: 043430350X / ISBN 13: 9780434303502

Published by William Heinemann Ltd, 1978

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arabian Time Machine: Self-Portrait of an Oil State
• Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 043430350X
• ISBN 13: 9780434303502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

No people have been propelled so fast through hundreds of years of history as the people of the Arabian oil lands. the story is told here by people from one Gulg state, Qatar. There is Sultan who once took pilgrims across the desert to Mecca and now handles international business worth millions. There is the story of the harsh and hazardous life of pearl divers plus lots more. Der Helga Graham spend a year in Qatar getting to know the people and recording their words.