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The political culture of leadership in the United Arab Emirates /
The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers? behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external political pressures, the seven emirates' rulers utilized very similar cultural expectations to gain the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers? behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external political pressures, the seven emirates' rulers utilized very similar cultural expectations to gain the support of others. The author describes what has generally been only touched upon before--the significant but largely?invisible? roles women and marriage play in the political process of tribal societies. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780230603493 0230603491 1349537845 9781349537846 9786611363420 6611363424 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |