How Did Dubai Become a Global City?
In short: From Gulf pearl banks and a silting Creek to a 1966 offshore oil find and a diversified economy, Dubai's rise as a global city came in layers, not from oil alone.
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Sources used in this film: Academia.edu (author-uploaded paper: Aqil, K., 2018), “Aqil, K. (2018). PEARL INDUSTRY IN THE UAE REGION IN 1869-1938: ITS CONSTRUCTION, REPRODUCTION, AND DECLINE.”; Government of Dubai: official portal dubai.ae (Dubai Digital Authority). An official, promotional source, so figures should be cross-checked independently where possible., “Dubai Economy - dda - AE”; Qatar Digital Library (Qatar Foundation / British Library partnership); the original record is in the British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/506, “'File 13/1 Silting of Dubai Creek' [11r] (21/50)”; Qatar Digital Library (British Library–Qatar Foundation Partnership), “Finding Aid: Sources on the Gulf’s Pearl Industry and Trade | Qatar Digital Library”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Fatḥ | oil field, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Britannica”; Dubai Airports (official media centre), “Chronological History”; AeroTime (aviation news publication, aerotime.aero), “From the desert to the world: A brief history of Emirates”.
Sources used in this film
- Academia.edu (author-uploaded paper: Aqil, K., 2018) — Aqil, K. (2018). PEARL INDUSTRY IN THE UAE REGION IN 1869-1938: ITS CONSTRUCTION, REPRODUCTION, AND DECLINE. · View →
- Government of Dubai: official portal dubai.ae (Dubai Digital Authority). An official, promotional source, so figures should be cross-checked independently where possible. — Dubai Economy - dda - AE · View →
- Qatar Digital Library (Qatar Foundation / British Library partnership); the original record is in the British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/506 — 'File 13/1 Silting of Dubai Creek' [11r] (21/50) · View →
- Qatar Digital Library (British Library–Qatar Foundation Partnership) — Finding Aid: Sources on the Gulf’s Pearl Industry and Trade | Qatar Digital Library · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Fatḥ | oil field, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Britannica · View →
- Dubai Airports (official media centre) — Chronological History · View →
- AeroTime (aviation news publication, aerotime.aero) — From the desert to the world: A brief history of Emirates · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Academia.edu (author-uploaded paper: Aqil, K., 2018): Aqil, K. (2018). PEARL INDUSTRY IN THE UAE REGION IN 1869-1938: ITS CONSTRUCTION, REPRODUCTION, AND DECLINE.
- Also: Government of Dubai: official portal dubai.ae (Dubai Digital Authority). An official, promotional source, so figures sho: Dubai Economy - dda - AE
- Also: Qatar Digital Library (Qatar Foundation / British Library partnership); the original record is in the British Library: I: 'File 13/1 Silting of Dubai Creek' [11r] (21/50)
- Also: Qatar Digital Library (British Library–Qatar Foundation Partnership): Finding Aid: Sources on the Gulf’s Pearl Industry and Trade | Qatar Digital Library
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Fatḥ | oil field, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Britannica
- Also: Dubai Airports (official media centre): Chronological History
- Also: AeroTime (aviation news publication, aerotime.aero): From the desert to the world: A brief history of Emirates
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