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Sto caricando le informazioni... Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earthdi John McManus
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. After spending 12 months in Doha in Qatar, John McManus has written this book that came out in time for the Football World Cup when all eyes are on Qatar. John McManus interviews workers and Qataris to try and pin down different perspectives. The book will answer many questions about workers rights, the treatment of women, the rampant inequality, attitudes to football and wealth but there is a frustration at his inability to really get under the skin of the few Qatari citizens. This book is always going to be observational due to the closed nature of Qatar society. The immigrant workers such as construction workers, gas and oil workers and maids were easier to talk to than people with citizenship. There are plenty of facts and figures and details and comparisons with other countries. There is sympathy and honesty and it is very readable. A must for anyone who wants to be better informed. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"An intimate portrait of life in the world's richest nation ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Just 70 years ago, the Gulf nation of Qatar was a backwater, reliant on pearl diving. Today it is a gas-laden parvenu with seemingly limitless wealth and ambition. Skyscrapers, museums and futuristic football stadiums rise out of the desert and Ferraris race through the streets. But in the shadows, migrant workers toil in the heat for risible amounts. Inside Qatar reveals how real people live in this surreal place, a land of both great opportunity and great iniquity. Ahead of Qatar's time in the limelight as host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, anthropologist John McManus lifts a lid on the hidden worlds of its gilded princes, manual laborers and domestic workers, its teachers and policemen, culture vultures and thrill seekers. This is the real Qatar in all its extremes - crushingly unequal and not just a little outrageous, but also diverse, riotous, pulsing with innovation and life"--Publisher's description. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)953.63History and Geography Asia Arabian Peninsula Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar QatarClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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