TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wheeler,Julia
AU  - Thuysbaert,Paul
TI  - Telling tales: an oral history of Dubai 
SN  - 9768182644
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Dubai, UAE
PB  - Explorer
KW  - Dubai
KW  - History
KW  - 20th Century
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - United Arab Emirates
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and glossary
N2  - Through extensive research and hours of face-to-face interviews, the BBC's Gulf Correspondent, Julia Wheeler, has brought together a fascinating array of Emirati characters and their stories. Written from their own words, each storyteller shares firsthand their compelling stories of a precious past. There are the stories of the Bedouin woman who married at the age of 12, the 'Gold Trade with India' by those who witnessed it, the harsh reality of life abroad the pearl diving boats and the heroic exploits of Officer Number Eight of Dubai Police
ER  -