Overview
- Focuses on current, everyday practicalities of working and researching on the Arabian Peninsula
- Authored by an academic with 21 years of experience in the region, conducting orientations sessions for new arrivals
- Includes insights, examples and quotes from Arabian Peninsula residents and citizens
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This book outlines strategies for current or soon-to-be business professionals, government employees, researchers and teachers to communicate, study and work effectively on the Arabian Peninsula. Using first-person accounts, as well as scholarly research from the fields of history, anthropology, political science, travel writing and literature, this book gives clear advice for expats wanting to create successful interactions with people from Arabian Peninsula societies. By discussing how the practicalities of work and research intersect with cultural norms, this book fills the gap between tourist guides aimed at the causal tourists and academic texts on narrowly defined topics.
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Front Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Marielle Risse has taught cultural studies, literature and pedagogy for 21 years on the Arabian Peninsula at the American University of Sharjah (UAE), the University of Sharjah-Woman’s (UAE) and Dhofar University (Oman). Her research areas are Arabian Peninsula cultures and intercultural communication. Her work is based on long-term research with local informants and draws on the fields of anthropology, history, political science, sociology, travel writing and urban studies to explain the cultures of the Arabian Peninsula. Her books are Community and Autonomy in Southern Oman (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), Foodways in Southern Oman (2021) and Houseways in Southern Oman (2023).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Researching and Working on the Arabian Peninsula
Book Subtitle: Creating Effective Interactions
Authors: Marielle Risse
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5326-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-96-5325-6Published: 29 April 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-96-5328-7Due: 13 May 2026
eBook ISBN: 978-981-96-5326-3Published: 28 April 2025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 238
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Career Skills, Coaching, Social Work and Community Development, Public Policy, Middle Eastern Culture