Dubai by Jim Krane
Over the last fifty years, the city of Dubai has leapfrogged major stages of development to become Las Vegas on steroids, a vision of the future: Dubai: The Story of the World's Fastest City is the first book to tell its story.
'Dubai examines this small emirate with admirable even-handedness and good humour - Krane also writes movingly of the conditions of the Indian Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers who have built Dubai' James Drummond, Financial Times 'Packed with detail and colour, Dubai explores the city's remarkable history, bringing it to life and confronting its controversies.' Dr Christopher Davidson, author of Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success
Jim Krane, an award-winning journalist, was the Associated Press' Persian Gulf Correspondent for two and a half years, covering all six Gulf Arab countries. He has also written about Dubai for The Economist and the Financial Times. Previously, he was the AP's Baghdad Correspondent and New York-based Business Writer. He now lives and studies in Cambridge, England, with his wife and son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848870093 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848870094 |
| Title | Dubai |
| Author | Jim Krane |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2010-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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