{"product_id":"kuwaits-liquid-gold-the-new-zealand-connection-by-alan-lambourn-1991","title":"KUWAIT'S LIQUID GOLD: The New Zealand connection by Alan Lambourn 1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eKUWAIT'S LIQUID GOLD: The New Zealand connection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Alan Lambourn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0473012227\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small softcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Robert Allan Associates 1991, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 150 w x 210 h x 10 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 104\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2408\/0365\/K572\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nExamines the position of the State of Kuwait, both before and after oil was discovered and the part played by a New Zealander, Major Frank Holmes in bringing about the genesis of an oil industry within that country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author also looks at the effect on the lives of both the desert nomads and townspeople alike, as many traditional ways of life give way to present day commercial considerations. The author explains why Major Frank Holmes became known as \"Abu el Naft\" or \"The father of oil\", tracing the progression of events from his birth in Southland in 1874, to final retirement in England and the metamorphosis of Kuwait from the medieval period up to the recent crime against humanity, when Iraq set several hundred oil wells ablaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images, maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nNear new with only light shelf wear on covers. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452075065636,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/124332.jpg?v=1785273797","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/kuwaits-liquid-gold-the-new-zealand-connection-by-alan-lambourn-1991","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}