The Fakhros of Bahrain
The Story of a Family, a Trading House, and a Nation
Gilgamesh Publishing · Print & ebook · December 16, 2021
For well over a century, the Fakhro family have played a leading role in Bahrain's public life and trading scene.
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- Who it’s for
- A family memoir traces the Fakhros, their merchant house, and Bahrain’s development.
- Genres
- Arab & Middle Eastern Lives, Arabian Peninsula History, Lives in History
- Published
- Gilgamesh Publishing, December 16, 2021
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For well over a century, the Fakhro family have played a leading role in Bahrain's public life and trading scene. This book, part memoir, part history, gives a detailed account of a family and its members, of the establishment and consolidation of a major merchant house, and of the growth and development of a nation. Anyone with an interest in Bahrain, or in how business and society work in this Gulf nation, will find something here to interest them.
Fakhros and Bahrain
A family memoir traces the Fakhros, their merchant house, and Bahrain’s development.
Come here for
- The Fakhro family’s place in Bahrain’s public life and trading scene
- The establishment and consolidation of a major merchant house
Expect
- A family account alongside a broader history of Bahrain
- The nation’s growth and development
Where it sits
| Arabian Peninsula History | 73% |
|---|---|
| Arab & Middle Eastern Lives | 60% |
| Lives in History | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Arabian Peninsula History
- Authors
- Adel Fakhro
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing
- Published
- December 16, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in History