Sea of Pearls

Sea of Pearls Seven Thousand Years of the Industry That Shaped the Gulf

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Publisher's Synopsis

Since Antiquity the natural pearls of the Gulf have been famed as the finest, most lustrous and most plentiful that the world can offer. This text traces the evolution of pearling on both the Arabian and the Persian sides of the Gulf, and explore the role it played in shaping the political, social and urban configuration that we see in the region today.

Book information

ISBN: 9780957106000
Publisher: Arabian
Imprint: Arabian
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.3714120953
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xx, 363
Weight: 2968g
Height: 329mm
Width: 252mm
Spine width: 38mm