Download or read book The Political Culture of Leadership in the United Arab Emirates written by A. Rugh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-03-05 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers' behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external political pressures, the seven emirates' rulers utilized very similar cultural expectations to gain the support of others.