William Lancaster Bücher

Exploring the complex nature of racism, this book delves into its historical roots and the psychological barriers that perpetuate discrimination. It examines various approaches to combating racism, including education, dialogue, and activism, while highlighting stories of resilience and hope. Through a combination of research and personal narratives, the author presents a compelling argument for the possibility of overcoming racial divides and fostering a more inclusive society. The book serves as both a challenge and a guide for readers seeking to understand and address racism.

Based on interviews and field research, the authors explore the sets of ideas Arab tribespeople from Ras Al-Khaimah had about tribe and community; social and economic networks, and jural contracts for livelihoods and profits; their uses of their environments; the moral relations of credit, debt and labour; ruling; economic and political transformations; and ideas of regional history where conflicts were regarded as disputes over sets of ideas, and informal accounts of tribal and local histories. Their lively descriptions and explanations of life before oil portrayed tribal societies whose relationships were moral rather than political and were between jurally equal persons. All lived from their own resources; 'wealth' was material self-sufficiency; 'riches' the richness of social relationships. Political arenas were decentralised and underpinned by common cultural and moral values. Published sources give a wider context to these ideas and events which show the great complexity and differing perspectives of 'life before oil' in the Gulf.