Re: Book on Arabia

Yusuf, exactly - that was my reasoning!

"Yusuf B Gursey" <ybg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Harlan Messinger wrote:
>> Neil Greenough wrote:
>> > I am looking for a book on the history, politics and society of the
>> > Arab
>> > countries. I am only looking for a condenced book that outlines major
>> > events
>> > in history, the role of the woman, employment etc etc.....
>> >
>> > NB: I know this is a language NG, however this topic indirectly
>>> links with
>> > the Arabic language
>>
>> Only in the same way that a question on the history of knitting links
>> indirectly with knitting terminology in various languages. And so on.
>> Following that logic, you can pretend that any question whatsoever
>> belongs in sci.lang. And you'd be wrong.
>
> I guess his reasoning (the way I understood it)is that to be a good
> interpreter / translator one must have "cultural awareness", and is
> thus (alledgedly) connected with language.
>


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