Understanding Arabs : a contemporary guide to Arab society /
Margaret K. Nydell.
- 5th ed.
- Boston, MA : Nicholas Brealey Pub., 2012.
- xxxix, 277 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.