Understanding Arabs: A Contemporary Guide to Arab Society
- ISBN-10
- 1473653088
- ISBN-13
- 9781473653085
- Series
- Understanding Arabs
- Category
- Arabs
- Pages
- 307
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Author
- Margaret K. Nydell
Description
A counter-point to prevailing assumptions about Arab culture, the 6th edition of this seminal work is a timely, lucid, and engaging guide to the values and cultures of the Arab world, based on Dr. Nydell's decades of working and living in the region, and her training as a professional linguist for the US State Department.
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Other editions
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- 2012-03-23
- 228 pages
- Ebook
- Nicholas Brealey
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