02380nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10502351 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120724s2011 gw ab sb 001 0 eng d 2010043072 9783110223392 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9783110223408 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)763160662 a-ts--- GF696.U5 L36 2011eb 953.57 22 Lancaster, William, 1938- Honour is in contentment [electronic resource] : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions / William Lancaster and Fidelity Lancaster. Honor in contentment Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011. xiv, 607 p. : ill., maps. Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift "der Islam", 1862-1295 ; Neue Folge, Bd. 25 Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Human geography United Arab Emirates Ra�s al-Khaymah (Emirate) Ethnology United Arab Emirates Ra�s al-Khaymah (Emirate) Petroleum industry and trade United Arab Emirates Ra�s al-Khaymah (Emirate) Ra�s al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) Social life and customs. Ra�s al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) Social conditions 20th century. Ra�s al-Khaymah (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) History 20th century. Electronic books. local Lancaster, Fidelity. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10502351 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 115289 115289