The first barrel of luck

Within a single generation, following the discovery of oil, the nation underwent rapid modernization, transforming itself from a scattered tribal land with a primitive economic structure into the regional and global economic powerhouse that the United Arab Emirates had become by the late 20th century. Through interviews with those who led and lived through these changes, "The First Barrel of Wealth" explores the evolution of the economy, as well as the changes that took place within the three pillars of Emirati society: tribe, Islam, and family. "He who does not know his past cannot live his present and future to the fullest, for it is from the past that we learn." - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan