Uae - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

by John Walsh and John Walsh

Book Overview

Full of people who aim to combine the ancient and the modern, the UAE is an extremely rewarding place to visit. Set on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Gulf, the country was once a poor desert land, a confederation of tribal sheikhdoms on the periphery of the Arab world, subsisting on pearl diving and fishing. It was a British protectorate until independence in 1971, after which seven of the sheikhdoms united to form a federation, the UAE. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185733874X
• ISBN13: 9781857338744
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Kuperard
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.6"