Whether you are a tourist, a business traveller or an expatriate, this book will prove to be an indispensable companion. The Arab World Handbook collects everything into one essential volume. Covering all the countries of the Arabian peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen) it contains advice on planning a visit and making a home in the Arab world. The book covers everything from basic language and pronunciation to etiquette and business practice. There are sections on geography, history, government and the law, plus useful maps and country-by-country surveys.
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"Essential reading for anyonewho wants to do business in the Gulf." -- Arabian Peninsula Unit, British Trade International
"If you are heading for the Gulf, this handbook is well worth taking with you." -- Middle East Economic Digest --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"If you are heading for the Gulf, this handbook is well worth taking with you." -- Middle East Economic Digest --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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An experienced Arabist, James Peters studied Arabic at Durham University and the British Foreign Office Middle East Centre for Arab Studies in Lebanon. He has lived and worked in the Arab World as a soldier, diplomat, and businessman for over forty years.
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By MsZelzeleh
Format:Paperback
This book contains everything you will need to know when travelling to the arab world, and when dealing with arab people.
It describes in detail the strictness of etiquette, and is full of guidelines to correct behaviour.
The arabs place great importance to courtesy, honour and hospitality,
and situations that might occur in both business and social dealings are explained well, with comparisons to the western culture.
Religious customs, history and traditions are given a lot of attention, so that we will gain greater understanding of a culture so different from that of the west.
The Arab World Handbook has a large part dedicated to everyday polite frases, and contains translations of the most commonly used words.
General information abut the different countries: Geography, History, Climate, Economy, Currency, Tourist sites, Maps etc.
-This book has it all!
It describes in detail the strictness of etiquette, and is full of guidelines to correct behaviour.
The arabs place great importance to courtesy, honour and hospitality,
and situations that might occur in both business and social dealings are explained well, with comparisons to the western culture.
Religious customs, history and traditions are given a lot of attention, so that we will gain greater understanding of a culture so different from that of the west.
The Arab World Handbook has a large part dedicated to everyday polite frases, and contains translations of the most commonly used words.
General information abut the different countries: Geography, History, Climate, Economy, Currency, Tourist sites, Maps etc.
-This book has it all!
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Too much Practicality, not enough Cultural Steepage
1 Mar 2002
By M. Swinney
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Format:Paperback
This book just didn't do it for me. At least it didn't do what I was looking for it to do. And at the price [I paid] in the bookstore I bought it in, in Saudi Arabia, it ended up being...more than I would have been willing to pay for it.
I was hoping to get some insight into each and every Arabian peninsula country, learn something in-depth about the culture, maybe get a lay of the land, with a couple of in-depth descriptions of the sights, food, and sounds of those countries. Basically what any good travel book should do. With James Peters, "The Arab World Handbook" these things are only scratched at on the surface. It is more of a practical every day life, how to conduct business in the Arab world sort of book, instead of a cultural insight or travel discovery sort of book. It does give you a fair dose of the language and etiquette with a whole chapter devoted to advice for the business traveler. If you are heading to the Middle East to work, I would recommend this book. If you are going there to travel or want to learn extensively about life there, go elsewhere.
The book is probably due for an update as sadly and ironically within the last section for US support organizations Export assistance lists the New York organization at 6 World Trade Center. It's a complicated place, the Middle East; complicated to the Western traveler at least...it will take a more in-depth book than this to allow you to get a good feel for that complication.
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