The Economy of Abu Dhabi: Ancient & Modern.
by AL-OTAIBA, Mana Saeed
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- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Beirut: Printed by Commercial & Industrial Press,, 1971. Highly uncommon overview of Abu Dhabi's emerging economy First edition, first printing, remarkably scarce, an online institutional search showing just four locations: Exeter only in the UK, Library of Congress in the US, UAE University and NYU Abu Dhabi in the Middle East. This comprehensive account, published to coincide with the birth of the UAE, covers the pearl industry, fisheries, oil, and other sectors of the economy. The author, the son of a successful Abu Dhabi pearl merchant, became the UAE's first Minister of Petroleum and Industry under the presidency of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and was six times president of OPEC. This, his first book, went to a second edition in 1973, which is similarly uncommon Octavo. Original printed wrappers, orange front cover with vignettes of palm trees and oil tanker & derrick. Front cover variably faded, top corner of which and first ten leaves creased, some foxing and minor abrasions to spine but remaining a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 159317
- Title
- The Economy of Abu Dhabi: Ancient & Modern.
- Author
- AL-OTAIBA, Mana Saeed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Beirut: Printed by Commercial & Industrial Press,
- Date Published
- 1971
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
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