Simple gestures : a cultural journey into the Middle East /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rugh, Andrea B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Rugh, Andrea B. > Travel > Middle East.
Rugh, Andrea B.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Manners and customs.
Travel.
Middle East > Description and travel.
Middle East > Social life and customs.
Middle East.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreshadowings (1945-1964)
  • Slow beginnings: Beirut, Lebanon (1964-1965, 1970), and Cairo, Egypt (1965-1966)
  • Moving ahead: Jidda, Saudi Arabia (1966-1967)
  • Into the interior: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1967-1969)
  • Rima: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1967-1969)
  • Familiar territory: Jidda again (1969-1971)
  • Retooling: home leave (1971-1976)
  • Second chance: Cairo again (1976-1978)
  • Immersion: Bulaq, Egypt (1976-1978)
  • A new direction: Cairo after graduate school (1978-1981)
  • Change: Abdul Wahhab and the religious shaikhs
  • Finding a niche: Syria (1981-1984)
  • Road blocks: Sana, Yemen (1984-1987)
  • BRIDGES: Yemen (1987) and Pakistan (1987-1994)
  • On the road to reform: Pakistan (1990-1994)
  • New worlds: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (1992-1995)
  • Ultimate destination: Afghanistan under the Taliban (1998, 2000)
  • Finish line: Afghanistan after the invasion (2001-2002)
  • Reflections.

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