The Rise of a Nation
Yours to own: 30 years of the UAE in pictures
The Rise of a Nation photo book tells the astonishing story of the United Arab Emirates through 1,600 pictures, capturing each moment as it happened, brought to you exclusively by Gulf News.
In its 400 pages, The Rise of a Nation photo book brings the reader the immediacy of news photography as it portrays life in the UAE and the changes it has undergone in the course of 30 years. The huge range of pictures chosen carefully from Gulf News' archives includes the UAE’s leaders and politicians carrying out their official duties, ordinary people going about their business, sportsmen in action amid the cheering of the crowds, and world-famous stars entertaining their fans.
Many of the pictures record momentous events in the history of the UAE, while others show how the country’s traditions are still alive, and yet more look ahead to the confident future that the UAE is carving out for itself. Each of the images were captured by working news photographers, bringing the images a rawness and immediacy which make this collection a unique ringside seat on history as it happened.
Now, Gulf News is giving you the chance to own this incredible piece of history. Buy your copy online today.
The Rise of a Nation will also be available in all leading bookstores. For telephone orders, please contact 800-4585.
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 | The Rise of a Nation brings you 1,600 spectacular images handpicked from 500,000 images gathered over 30 years in the Gulf News archives. Images are organised by year and topic to make it easy to follow any particular interest year by year: political events, social gatherings, business developments, entertainment and sports. If you wish to own any of the images featured in the book, you can do so by purchasing them online here. | ||
 Events: Over 30 years the UAE has seen many extaordinary events, from allied forces gathering to liberate Kuwait to the birth of the world’s first cama. |
 Sport: Sports has been an important part of the UAE’s life right from the start, with world famous sportsmen coming to the country for decades. |
 People: Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been global crossroads as world leaders have passed through, and some of the world’s greatest entertainers performed in the UAE. |
 Places: The amazing speed of development in the UAE is made totally clear in these astonishing pictures, in which one year’s desert is the next year's high rise development. |
