Simple Gestures: A Cultural Journey Into the Middle East

by Andrea B. Rugh

Book Overview

The Greater Middle East poses major challenges for the United States. Yet despite decades of intense involvement in Middle Eastern affairs, most Americans still know little about the cultures of the region. Simple Gestures describes one American's efforts over forty years to better understand the society in the countries where she lived and worked: Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Afghanistan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159797434X
• ISBN13: 9781597974349
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 8.9"