Emirati Historical Narratives Export

@article{citeulike:4375352, abstract = {The rapid development of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has encouraged a focus on the future rather than on the past, and Emirati historical narratives condense historical time significantly, sometimes erasing entire periods. Emirati narratives also retrace the years of British hegemony and present British–Emirati relationships in competing and conflicting ways. This article identifies several current historical narratives: the Qawasim; the British are our friends; the freedom fighters; The Trucial States Council; and building the country. The article reviews the documented history of the UAE, and then describes the historical narratives that have contemporary currency. The research for this article was conducted during the years 2001 to 2008, and is based on participant observation, interviews and focus groups.}, author = {Bristol-Rhys, Jane}, citeulike-article-id = {4375352}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200902875407}, comment = {got}, doi = {10.1080/02757200902875407}, journal = {History and Anthropology}, keywords = {colonialism, got, history, modernity, politics}, number = {2}, pages = {107--121}, posted-at = {2009-04-22 14:22:33}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Emirati Historical Narratives}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200902875407}, volume = {20}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4375352 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4375352 N2 - The rapid development of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has encouraged a focus on the future rather than on the past, and Emirati historical narratives condense historical time significantly, sometimes erasing entire periods. Emirati narratives also retrace the years of British hegemony and present British–Emirati relationships in competing and conflicting ways. This article identifies several current historical narratives: the Qawasim; the British are our friends; the freedom fighters; The Trucial States Council; and building the country. The article reviews the documented history of the UAE, and then describes the historical narratives that have contemporary currency. The research for this article was conducted during the years 2001 to 2008, and is based on participant observation, interviews and focus groups. IS - 2 JF - History and Anthropology EP - 121 TI - Emirati Historical Narratives PB - Routledge VL - 20 SP - 107 KW - colonialism KW - got KW - history KW - modernity KW - politics N1 - got AU - Bristol-Rhys, Jane PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200902875407 ER -