The Global Etiquette Guide to Africa and the Middle East : Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success

Authored by one of the world's leading cross-cultural experts. Invaluable for both business and leisure travelers. Comprehensive and practical coverage. In Today's High-stakes, Highly Charged International Business World, You Simply Can't Afford A Misunderstood Gesture, An Ill-placed Word, Or A Misinformed Judgment. The Global Etiquette Guide To Africa And The Middle East Shows Both Business And Leisure Travelers How To Understand, Appreciate, And Manage - As Well As Maximize The Benefits Of - The Myriad Cultural Differences That Can Exist Between You And Your African Or Middle Eastern Business Hosts.--book Jacket. Introduction: Why Getting It Right Around The World Is So Important -- The Middle East The Crucible -- The Gulf Arab Cultures: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, And Yemen -- Saudi Arabia -- Kuwait -- Oman -- Qatar -- Bahrain -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen -- The Arab Levantine Cultures: Lebanon, Syria, And Jordan -- Lebanon -- Syria -- Jordan -- The Judaic Levantine Cultures: Israel -- North Africa The Dry Sea -- The Classical North African Arab World: Egypt, Sudan, And Chad -- Egypt -- Sudan -- Chad -- The Maghreb And Sahel: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, And Niger -- Morocco -- Algeria -- Tunisia -- Mali -- Mauritania -- Niger -- The Horn Of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, And Djibouti -- Ethiopia -- Eritrea -- Somalia -- Djibouti -- West Africa The Ancient Traders -- The Atlantic Cultures: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone And Liberia, And Cote D'ivoire -- Senegal -- The Gambia -- Guinea-bissau -- Guinea -- Sierra Leone And Liberia -- Cote D'ivoire -- The West African Gulf: Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, And Burkina Faso -- Nigeria -- Ghana -- Togo -- Benin -- Burkina Faso -- Central And Eastern Africa The Equatorial Heart -- The Center: Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Gabon, And Congo -- Cameroon -- The Central African Republic -- Gabon -- Congo -- The East: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, And Burundi -- Kenya -- Tanzania -- Uganda, Rwanda, And Burundi -- Southern Africa The Promise. Dean Foster. Includes Index. Provides expert advice and insight into the social mores of Muslim, Jewish, Arab, and African cultures, enabling western tourists and business travelers to understand and observe appropriate modes of conduct. Original. Arabs and Westerners often bring out the worst in each other, for each is sometimes quick to misunderstand the other, and to lay the blame for the misunderstanding on the other, as well.