Simple gestures : a cultural journey into the Middle East / Andrea B. Rugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rugh, Andrea B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rugh, Andrea B--Travel--Middle East.

Rugh, Andrea B.

Manners and customs.

Travel.

Middle East--Description and travel.

Middle East.

Middle East--Social life and customs.

Middle East Region.

Physical Description:

xiii, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2009]

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

9781597974349

159797434X

OCLC:

428644016