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Castles in the sand : a city planner in Abu Dhabi / Michael Cameron Dempsey.
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014Description: vii, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780786477609
- 0786477601
- 307.1/216095357 23
- HT 169 .U48 D46 2014
Contents:
Preface -- Prologue -- Origins -- Ready, fire, aim -- The mean streets -- Nanny state -- Into the desert -- Proletarians, unite! -- A higher power -- Back to nature -- The short arm of the law -- Faulty towers -- Nadir -- Greener grass -- Only sheikh! -- Grand designs -- Lonely hearts need not apply -- Cracks in the faìade -- Guests behaving badly -- The calm before the storm -- End of the road -- Epilogue -- A note about the author -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | HT 169 .U48 D46 2014 UAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 2025-05-02 | C20039244 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
Preface -- Prologue -- Origins -- Ready, fire, aim -- The mean streets -- Nanny state -- Into the desert -- Proletarians, unite! -- A higher power -- Back to nature -- The short arm of the law -- Faulty towers -- Nadir -- Greener grass -- Only sheikh! -- Grand designs -- Lonely hearts need not apply -- Cracks in the faìade -- Guests behaving badly -- The calm before the storm -- End of the road -- Epilogue -- A note about the author -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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