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100	1		_aKrane, Jim.
245	1	0	_aDubai : _bthe story of the world's fastest city / _cJim Krane.
260			_aLondon : _bAtlantic, _c2009.
300			_aviii, 356 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill., maps, ports. ; _c20 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651		0	_aDubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) _xHistory.
651		0	_aDubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aDubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) _xSocial conditions.
035			_a(Uk)015117605
520			_aToday, Dubai is a city of shimmering skyscrapers attracting thousands of tourists every year. Yet just sixty years ago Dubai's population scraped a living by picking dates, diving for pearls, or sailing in wooden dhows to trade with Iran and India. Dubai is everything the rest of the Arab world is not. Until recently it was the fastest-growing city in the world, with an economy whose growth outpaced China's while luring more tourists than all of India. The city has become a metaphor for the lush life, where the wealthy mingle in gilded splendour and luxury cars fill the streets, yet it is also beset by a backwash of bad design, environmental degradation and controversial labour practices. Dubai tells its unique story.
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