New history titles received in June

Go to the Library's "New and Notable" acquisitions blog to see titles on History received in June

The link is http://blogs.soas.ac.uk/libraryacquisitions/2012/06/04/history-june-2012/

Trading post excavated in Qatar: Gulf Times article

The town of al-Zubarah flourished briefly as a pearl-fishing and trading town between the mid-18th and early 19the centuries. This article from the Gulf Times reports on the excavations at this important site

Museums and national identity

The New York Times reports on the construction of 3 new museums in Abu Dhabi  (branches of the Guggenheim and the Louvre as well as a museum of national history) and the museums of Islamic art, modern Arabic art and Qatari history currently under construction or recently opened in Qatar.
The article looks at the cultural and political context of this spate of museum-building in both countries.