City of Gold Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism

Name: City of Gold Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
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ISBN: 9780312655433

ISBN-10: 0312655436

ISBN-13: 9780312655433

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jim Krane

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The city of Dubai, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is everything the Arab world isn't: a freewheeling capitalist oasis where the market rules and history is swept aside. Until the credit crunch knocked it flat, Dubai was the fastest-growing city in the world, with a roaring economy that outpaced China's while luring more tourists than all of India. It's one of the world's safest places, a stone's throw from its most dangerous. InCity of Gold,Jim Krane, who reported for the AP from Dubai, brings us a boots-on-the-ground look at this fascinating place by walking its streets, talking to its business titans, its prostitutes, and the hard-bitten men who built its fanciful skyline. He…

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List price: $27.00
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 11/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.53" wide x 8.22" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface



Dubai Stirs



The Sands of Time



Birth of a Free Port



Oil, Slaves, and Rebellion



Dubai Emerges



It's Sheikh Rashid's World-We Just Live in It



The Road to Dominance



Sprinting the Marathon



Almost Famous



Spreading Out and Going Up



Diamonds, Dubai, and Israel



Sheikh Mohammed: Born to Rule



Blowback: The Downside



Labor Pains



Sex and Slavery



The Air-Conditioned Nightmare



The Lawless Roads



Dubai's Challenge



Danger Ahead



Democracy and Terrorism



Stuck Between America and Iran



The Meaning of Dubai


Epilogue: Dubai, February 2010


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index