WRITING SHARJAH’S LANDSCAPE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 14
3. Foreword 21
4. THE LONGEST NIGHTS WITH JOY ARE SHORT 29
5. WRITING SHARJAH’S LANDSCAPE 55
6. SHARJAH: SNAPSHOTS OF AN EMIRATE IN THE NASCENT UNION OF THE ARABIAN GULF 105
7. PERFORMING MODERNITY AT THE CENTRAL SOUK 133
8. UNRAVELED: MAKING BUILDING SHARJAH 163
9. SCHOOLS FOR THE ARAB HOMELAND: KUWAIT’S EDUCATIONAL MISSION IN SHARJAH 217
10. LAND, HOUSES, AND HOMES: A PALESTINIAN HISTORY OF AL FAYHA 249
11. GOOD VIBRATIONS: LIVING IT UP IN SHARJAH’S HOTELS 271
12. AN UNRELENTING LENS: SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AS JOURNALISM IN AL AZMENAH AL ARABIYA 283
13. WHEN MEN GLOW IN SHARJAH 359
14. SHARJAH IN A PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO 379
15. Sharjah, 1700–1995 410
16. Other Projects in Sharjah 414
17. Biographies & Company Profiles 420
18. Index 431