Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earth
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 fo...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 labourers 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. |
| Beschreibung: | 387 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781785788215 |
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| contents | Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- A note on particulars -- Maps -- 1: 'Excuse me, kind sir. I am very ill' -- 2: 'Now, everybody they like falcon' -- 3: 'I know I am the driver. I can't take my family here' -- 4: 'In media yes, very very good but in the reality nothing. Zero' -- 5: 'There are so many people looking for job in this country' -- 6: 'I've got an S-Class Mercedes picking me up in the morning and taking me to work' -- 7: 'It's like Leicester winning the Premier League with homegrown players' -- 8: 'Here we are all expats. So we are all on a journey, on a pilgrimage' -- 9: 'King of the bat' -- 10: 'I'm not "your maid". I am Maggie!' -- 11: 'It's just really sad if this is what news is' -- 12: 'I was all alone. I had to do what I was told' -- 13: 'The lungs of Doha' -- 14: 'It's getting hotter and hotter every year' -- 15: 'I've met lots of happier people than us in Qatar' -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Copyright. |
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