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Emirati Women - Generations of Change (Paperback)
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Emirati Women - Generations of Change (Paperback)
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Loot Price R543
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The discovery of oil in the late 1960s catapulted the people of Abu
Dhabi out of the isolating poverty into which it had plunged in the
1930s and onto the global stage. Massive construction projects
built the city and infrastructural developments altered the
physical and cultural landscape; in a few breathtaking decades, the
lives of Emiratis were transformed by new opportunities and a
social welfare system that offered free education, medical
treatment, generous pensions, subsidies to families, and government
incentives offered to citizens to participate in all sectors of the
economy. Oil wealth also brought new expectations and new
life-styles that are often sophisticated and lavish yet just as
often criticized for being conspicuous displays of unbridled
consumerism. Emirati Women offers a rare view into the lives of
Emirati women and how they perceive the changes that have made
poverty a dim and almost forgotten memory. In Emirati Women,
Bristol-Rhys weaves together eight years of conversations and
interviews with three generations of women, her observations of
Emirati society in Abu Dhabi, the unflattering stereotypes commonly
heard in the extensive expatriate communities, and discussions with
her Emirati university students on topics ranging from marriage,
independence, freedom, and the future.
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