Standard Arabic Student's Book - An Advanced Course

Klappentext An advanced Arabic course for the final two years of an undergraduate degree. Zusammenfassung This is a topic-based Arabic course for upper-level undergraduates who have acquired a basic grounding in the language. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of the culture! history! politics! geography or society of the Arab Middle East and contains authentic materials and a wide variety of exercises. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Geography of the Middle East; 2. Ethnic groups in the Middle East; 3. The Middle East in antiquity; 4. The rise of Islam; 5. Arabic language; 6. The Arabic-Israeli conflict; 7. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; 8. Climate and environment; 9. Social issues and development; 10. Gender; 11. Popular culture; 12. Muslim Spain; 13. Arab nationalism; 14. Islamic fundamentalism; 15. Democracy; 16. Death and succession; 17. Arabic literature; 18. Economics; 19. Medicine; 20. Islamic heritage; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: James Dickens, J. Dickins, James Dickins, James (University of Durham) Dickins, Janet Watson, Janet C E Watson, Janet C. E. Watson, Janet C. E. (University of Durham) Watson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.1999
• EAN: 9780521635585
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63558-5
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 247 mm x 37 mm
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs