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KUWAIT
KONFIDENTIELLT
By:
BARBRO
KARABUDA
(Swedish Language Only)
STOCKHOLM: First Edition 1958
Publisher/Year: STOCKHOLM: Tidens Bokklubb, First Edition, 1958. Binding: Original Hardcover, 24.5x19cm. Pages: 154 Illustrations: 19 photo illustrations, 2 Maps.
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Barbro Karabuda (1935-2017)
Gitta Barbro Karabuda was born on 16 July 1935 in Lidköping Parish in Skaraborgs county, Sweden. She is a writer and filmmaker. Daughter of book publisher Alfons Gidlund and Ruth, born Mickels. She was graduated from Schartaus handelsgymnaium in 1952 and has made documentary films from foreign countries for Swedish Television, radio programs on developing countries as well as written articles.
She has directed TV films Barnet, the white pants and the green lizard after Yasar Kemal's script, Embassy and Black Skull, made their own scripts, TV play Anna (screenplay Kristina Hjertén).
She has published a number of books, including Turkey - my second homeland (1957), Kuwait Confidential (1958), Cyprus, the island of terror shadow (1959), East of the Euphrates - the Kurds country (1960), Hong Kong (1962) , Rose Hill (1966), Mecca (1967) Allegations - a political reportage from Turkey (1968), Amok - a political reportage from Indonesia (1969), the Wolf hours - stories of oppression and rebellion (1976) and Olive Coast (1980).
Barbro Karabuda is married to Günes Karabuda (born 1933) since 1954, son of Dr. Nail Karabuda and Atifet. Among their children labeled Denize Karabuda (born 1962) and Alfons Karabuda (born 1967).
Barbro Karabuda died on October, 7th, 2017, she is buried in the memorial grove at Sundbyberg's cemetery.
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SCARCE
ORIGINAL 1958 FIRST EDITION
FASCINATING ACCOUNT
of KUWAIT
With
Many
Photograph Illustrations
from
over
65
Years Ago
Please Note:
Book is in Swedish Language, text below translated by Google
This Book ... ...
KUWAIT - the small sheikdom between Iraq and Saud Arabia, on the Persian Gulf, to the surface no larger than 1/8 of Denmark - has often been at the centre of world interest lately. Not long ago fed you feel this scant on pearl fishing, boat building and trade. In the desert, fed Bedouin nomads with their flocks of goats dadelkärnor, who came by boat from Basra, drinking stale water, which was transported from Iraq on the camel's back. In a decade, Kuwait has become an extremely wealthy oil state. Now edged modern American lyxåk the streets, imports of Diormodeller and all the luxuries is great. But wealth is not the common man; primarily the sheikhs - Abdullah Al Salim in the lead - which absorb billion revenue. Something, however, the subjects passed in the form of schools, hospitals, free medical, mosques, and last but not least, increased job opportunities. But it has not nearly reached "grow into" the new culture in this country where women still go deep veiled and the man usually does not see his descendants to face until the wedding night. - In Barbro Karabudas captivating book, we will experience an Arabian Nights-kingdom in the atomic age, a secretive world of the well is dirty, grey and primitive, to partly lit by gold, pearls and diamonds.
From Book ...
ALLAH IS THE CULPRIT
It is not the airline's fault nor ours to the rain on that particular day, so that the small twin-engine plane can not leave Basra to Kuwait.
"It is God's counsel," said the official, when I think that the airline could pay the unexpected drive. "Allah, He pays enough again - in Kuwait. In Kuwait, yes!"
So he gives up a guffaw. "I have heard of crazy young people before who had gone there to fish for pearls. Yes, God gives enough again!" He laughs.
"Do not talk nonsense," said my Christian neighbour from Tripoli. "Enough could well they where explosive wealthy sheikhs of Kuwait to keep the airport in order, but God will have to send angels from heaven with pick and shovel."
We share finally a taxi for 14 Dinars with three middle-aged men and leave Basra's 45 million date palms for a half-day trip by a hot and virtually covered by vegetation, desert. The low "arfaj" -buskarna are the only plants here and was sticking out of the pale sandy soil.
Iraq and Kuwait have not had to allocate a penny for road building through the desert, where they only follow their own intuition or tracks of a camel caravan had the same path. The driver points out, however, that the caravan tracks we follow are not honest, because they are not customs and passport control. We turn then to the west and shaking on through the monotonous landscape.
Contents ...
Chapters
Allah is the culprit25 Spöslag For a drop of Alcohol
World's Richest Regent
We Will Sheikh Guests
Water - More Expensive than Oil
Pearl Fisher and Gold Smugglers
Ibrahim Proves Brave
Kuwait Against Perfection
Desert Bohemians
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Kryddoftande Bazaars
Mulattprinsessan Fazila receives
Illustrations ...
So is the deal cleared up
Walls are monitored around the clock
Lebanese Social Girl with Kuwaiti Dreams and Sudanese Waiter
Fish cage and Sinbad the Sailor ship
Hairdresser
Emir Abdullah al Salim al Sabah's armed bodyguard
Soon, must be veiled
Bazaar Vendors
Kuwait, Middle East Oil-Richest Country
Mansur-School
Boy and girl holding hands, an idyll that belong to childhood
Bedouin Mohammed Nasser
Bedouin Wives
Kuwait Al-Safa Square
Nasser-patterned Carpet Bazaar
American Luxury cars are in vogue along the Kuwaiti desert roads
Kuwaiti ruler Abdullah Al Salim receives King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia in his Tent
Pearls and Gold smugglers harbor
Youngest Saleswoman
Condition ...
Dust wrapper slightly torn rubbed at edges, otherwise book and wrapper are in very good condition.
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