{"product_id":"tyro-on-the-trucial-coast","title":"Tyro on the Trucial coast by Julian Walker | 1st Edition 1999 Published by the Memoir Club","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTyro on the Trucial coast by Julian Walker | 1st Edition 1999 Published by the Memoir Club \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTyro On The Trucial Coast is the fascinating story of the early life of a diplomat posted to the Middle East in the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt that time the Trucial Coast consisted of a string of poverty stricken settlements fringing the silted up creeks on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf. It was a time before they had public electricity, telephones or a road system. Now, less than half a century later, the Coast has been transformed into the United Arab Emirates, with high rise buildings, six lane highways, and several major airports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow known internationally for its wealth and as a centre for business and tourism, the Trucial Coast the author encountered as a very green diplomat was very different. He recalls a time when piracy, assassination and mutiny were not unknown, and tribal clashes and slavery commonplace. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, it is a land of warm hospitality and the author's charming account of his adventures shows his great fondness for the country and its people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover with dust-jacket (has a plastic protection) \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Good, the dust jacket has minor signs of wear and tear on top of the spine, blue cloth with gold gilded letters, no notes, stamps or else. Very clean copy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Edition 1999 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN:\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781841040059 \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e The Memoir Club\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Eureka Editions ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58562793668956,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6333\/3724\/files\/30BAE9BE-C02E-428D-9E2A-FE7F654E5BF5.jpg?v=1786116928","url":"https:\/\/www.eurekaedition.com\/products\/tyro-on-the-trucial-coast","provider":"Eureka Editions ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}