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The History of Dubai: Pearls, Trade, and Transformation
Paperback
Series: The History of Cities
Historical FiguresLiterary CriticismArabian PeninsulaGeneral Middle Eastern History
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 24 2025
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.37 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Dubai spent most of its history as a small fishing and pearl-diving settlement on the Persian Gulf. In the space of a few decades, it became one of the most recognizable cities in the world. This book traces that journey, from the early Bani Yas tribes and the pearl trade through British influence, the discovery of oil, and the sustained effort to build a city that could survive long after the oil runs out.
The story of Dubai is not just about wealth or architecture. It is about a series of deliberate choices made by a small number of leaders, and the consequences of those choices for the people who live and work there. This book looks at the politics, the trade networks, the migrant labor that built the skyline, and what Dubai actually is beyond the images most people associate with it.
What's inside:
- The pearl-diving economy and early tribal history of the Dubai coast
- British treaties, the Trucial States, and how Dubai gained a degree of early autonomy
- The discovery of oil, the rise of Sheikh Rashid, and the decision to diversify the economy
- The building of Jebel Ali, the construction boom, and Dubai's emergence as a global hub
- The 2009 debt crisis, the role of Abu Dhabi, and questions about Dubai's long-term future
Reader review:
Good overview of how Dubai developed from a small trading port into what it is today. I visited a few years ago and this gave me a lot of context I didn't have before. Well written and easy to follow. -- Rachel M.
For anyone curious about how one of the world's most unusual cities came to be, this book covers the full history in a straightforward and readable way.
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