Comprehensive and objective, Understanding Arabs covers such topics as beliefs and values, religion and society, the role of the family, friends and strangers, relations between men and women, social formalities and communication styles.Updated to reflect the complex events that are playing out on the world stage, this wholly revised fourth edition contains new chapters on Islamic Fundamentalism and anti-Americanism and an updated and expanded chapter on Arabs and Muslims in the West.

"Tristan Wood is a long-standing member of the Club Taurino of London, the foremost gathering of English-speaking aficionados, Tristan has edited the Club's prestigious bi-monthly magazine, La Divisa, for the past eight years. In addition to writing on bullfighting, Tristan has published books on motor racing and on the changing role of men in a post-feminist world. He lives in London with his partner Sally."