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==History==
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{{newreview
|author=Jim Krane
|title=Dubai: The Story of the World's Fastest City
|rating=4.5
|genre=History
|summary=In the 1950's, Dubai contained just a few thousand inhabitants scraping a living. By 1985, it had grown, but Sheikh Mohammed was still laughed at when he said that he wanted to make it a popular destination for tourists. With the addition of artificial islands, the world's tallest building, an indoor ski slope, and much more, it's now one of the world's foremost cities - but as headlines showed last year, the stellar growth may have been extremely costly, in terms of finances, environmental problems, and the quality of life for some of its inhabitants.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848870094</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Frances Stonor Saunders