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Understanding Arabs : a contemporary guide to Arab society
- Title
- Understanding Arabs : a contemporary guide to Arab society / Margaret K. Nydell.
- Author
- Nydell, Margaret K. (Margaret Kleffner)
- Publication
- Boston, MA : Nicholas Brealey Pub., 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS36.77 .N93 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxxix, 277 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
- Summary
- The fifth edition of this classic introduction to Arab culture has been completely revised and updated to help readers understand complex issues playing out on the world stage such as the Arab Spring. Margaret Nydell's book Understanding Arabs : A Contemporary Guide to Arab Society is a handbook accessible to everyone. Nydell promotes understanding between modern-day Arabs and Westerners without pushing a political agenda.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Beliefs and values -- Friends and strangers -- Emotion and logic -- Getting personal -- Men and women -- Social formalities and etiquette -- The social structure -- The role of the family -- Religion and society -- Communicating with Arabs -- Islamic fundamentalism (Islamism) -- Anti-Americanism -- Arabs and Muslims in the West -- The Arab countries : similarities and differences -- The Arab countries in the center -- The Arab countries in the Arabian peninsula.
- ISBN
- 9780983955801
- 0983955808
- 9780983955818
- 0983955816
- LCCN
- 2011044169
- OCLC
- ocn759395939
- 759395939
- SCSB-14434377
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library