United Arab Emirates Cultural Field Guide For Official Use Only (DOD-2634-ARE-003-10, January 2010)

A strategic military analysis of Emirati culture. Original colour illustrated wraps. vii, 46pp including several colour photos + (10) ruled pages for making Notes. Near fine. This was issued by the US Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, which also coordinated the Country Handbook Program on behalf of the US Defense Intelligence Community, for US, UK, Canada, Australia, NATO and other relevant coalition military personnel on assignment. "With emphasis on factors having the greatest potential impact to operations The field guide presents background information to show the UAE mind-set through its history, language, and religion. It also contains practical sections on lifestyle, customs and habits" (Foreword). Chapters thus cover a description of each of the 7 Emirates; Cultural Narratives (British rule, the pearling industry, early 20th Century, and recent including the struggle to deal with wealth); Identity and Affiliations (tribe, family, religion, Emirati rivalries, national unity, regional identity, foreign workers and related human rights issues and cultural impacts); Social Organisations (family and tribe, political, judicial, civil society and media, and cultural economy including oil, traditional activities, the black market, cultural division of labour, etc); and Customs and Practices (language, diet, dress, camel racing, poetry, dwellings). …