Dubai : gilded cage / Syed Ali.
Material type: TextPublication details: Hyderabad : Orient BlackSwan, 2010.Description: xv, 240 p. : map ; 23 cmISBN:- 9788125041689 (pbk.)
- 23 953.57 ALI 007306
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore | 953.57 ALI 007306 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 18/10/2024 | 007306 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-229) and index.
The roots of Dubai --
Becoming a global brand --
Iron chains --
Living in 'fly-by' Dubai --
Guests in their own homes --
Strangers in their own land --
This is the future?
In the last 20 years, Dubai has transformed itself from an obscure Gulf emirate into a global centre for business, tourism and luxury living. This book analyses how - and at what cost - Dubai has achieved such success.
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