The Trucial Coast Political Reports 1963-1966
From Pearls to Oil - at Last
Seiten
2024
Gerlach Press (Verlag)
978-3-95994-172-3 (ISBN)
Gerlach Press (Verlag)
978-3-95994-172-3 (ISBN)
The Trucial Coast Political Reports are a unique record of events, commented on by a small group of British men
living in Sharjah and Dubai. This was in the years leading up to the commencement of oil exports from the desert of
Abu Dhabi.
These men regularly met to discuss and negotiate with the Rulers of the Trucial States - sometimes in a state of
mutual incomprehension - the conditions under which the Company (Petroleum Development/ Trucial Coast or
PD/TC) would operate in their various territories. Boundaries and frontiers marked out in the desert were as much
a novelty to the Bedouin as the notions of royalties and depreciation were to the Rulers. Men such as Bird, Codrai
and Henderson learnt to understand, to some extent, the language and ways of the people of the Trucial Coast.
They in turn had to contend with the ways of the legal, financial and business executives in London who tended to
see affairs very differently.
It is thanks to these Company Representatives living on the Trucial Coast that the bulk of the Diaries was saved.
It is due to the efforts of the London executives that much other material was lost in the name of economy of
storage space.
These Reports record important events as well as the writer’s observations. The editor has included some
additional material from the PD/TC company files to present a more complete account.
With an Index for the Set of 5 Books in 6 Volumes.
living in Sharjah and Dubai. This was in the years leading up to the commencement of oil exports from the desert of
Abu Dhabi.
These men regularly met to discuss and negotiate with the Rulers of the Trucial States - sometimes in a state of
mutual incomprehension - the conditions under which the Company (Petroleum Development/ Trucial Coast or
PD/TC) would operate in their various territories. Boundaries and frontiers marked out in the desert were as much
a novelty to the Bedouin as the notions of royalties and depreciation were to the Rulers. Men such as Bird, Codrai
and Henderson learnt to understand, to some extent, the language and ways of the people of the Trucial Coast.
They in turn had to contend with the ways of the legal, financial and business executives in London who tended to
see affairs very differently.
It is thanks to these Company Representatives living on the Trucial Coast that the bulk of the Diaries was saved.
It is due to the efforts of the London executives that much other material was lost in the name of economy of
storage space.
These Reports record important events as well as the writer’s observations. The editor has included some
additional material from the PD/TC company files to present a more complete account.
With an Index for the Set of 5 Books in 6 Volumes.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.02.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Volume includes a number photographs and maps. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 245 mm |
| Gewicht | 900 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| Schlagworte | Entwicklung • Gulf Studies • Mittlerer Osten • Politikgeschichte • Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 3-95994-172-2 / 3959941722 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-95994-172-3 / 9783959941723 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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