Penelon, K. G. / Muhammad Amin Abd Allah (transl.). Abu Dhabi wa-Sahil Uman fi Mawkib al-Tatawwur [Abu Dhabi and the Coast of Oman in the Process of Development].

€ 2.500,00

Early Arabic edition of Penelon’s survey of Abu Dhabi and the Coast of Oman, reflecting regional perspectives at the close of the Trucial States era. Presents a concise historical and geographical overview alongside an appraisal of contemporary development policies, infrastructure, and economic change in Abu Dhabi and along the Gulf of Oman littoral.

The work appears to have circulated as a compact handbook for officials and readers interested in the emirate’s rapid transformation on the eve of federation. It reappeared in a newly issued edition (Damascus 2023), underscoring its continued documentary value for the historiography of Abu Dhabi’s modernisation.