The Arab World: Personal Encounters
Few recent titles on the Middle East and Islam can match the readability, comprehensiveness, and analysis in this wonderfully lucid and culturally absorbing book, first published in 1985 and now revised and expanded to incorporate the political, economic, and social changes since then. The authors, who are Middle East experts (Univ. of Texas, Austin), first encountered the Arab world over 40 years ago. Their cultural insight could be obtained only by decades of studying and living in various Arab countries. They intertwine their personal stories with astute observations and commentaries to produce a powerful and enormously enjoyable book for anybody who desires a better understanding of the Arab peoples. Highly recommended.?Nader Entessar, Spring Hill Coll., Mobile, Ala.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.