Survival kit for overseas living : for Americans planning to live and work abroad /: for Americans planning to live and work abroad. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: L. Robert Kohls.
• Other Names: Kohls, L. Robert
• Contents: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 So You're Going Overseas; 2 Others Have Gone Before; 3 The Stereotyped American; 4 The Ugly American; 5 Primitivism Reconsidered; 6 Culture Defined; 7 Comparing and Contrasting Cultures; 8 What Makes an American?; 9 To See Ourselves; 10 Traveling by Objectives; 11 On Becoming a Foreigner; 12 A Strategy for Strangers; 13 Know Thy Host Country; 14 Let's Play Q and A; 15 Speaking of Learning the Language; 16 Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty; 17 A Handy Guide to Intercultural Communication. 18 Culture Shock: Occupational Hazard of Overseas Living19 Responding to Culture Shock; 20 Skills that Make a Difference; 21 Husbands, Wives, and Children; 22 Minding Other People's Business; 23 The Challenge; Postscript 1: So You're Coming Back Home?; Postscript 2: Jaunts and Junkets; Appendices; A. The Kluckhohn Model; B. Information-Gathering Checklist about Your Host Country; C.A Human Profile; D. Logistics Checklists; E. Additional Resources; F. Template for Gathering Information about Doing Business in Your Country of Assignment; About the Author; Footnotes; Chapter 4; ch_04-fn1. Ch_04-fn2Chapter 5; ch_05-fn1; ch_05-fn2; Chapter 7; ch_07-fn1; ch_07-fn2; ch_07-fn3; ch_07-fn4; Chapter 9; ch_09-fn1; ch_09-fn2; Chapter 14; ch_14-fn1; Chapter 15; ch_15-fn1; Chapter 17; ch_17-fn1; Chapter 18; ch_18-fn1; Chapter 19; ch_19-fn1; Chapter 21; ch_21-fn1; ch_21-fn2; Chapter 25; ch_25-fn1.
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: London : Published by Nicholas Brealey Pub. in association with Intercultural Press, Yarmouth, Maine
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 188 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 303.48/273; Americans -- Foreign countries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Intercultural communication -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Americans -- Foreign countries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Intercultural communication -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization; Americans -- Foreign countries; Intercultural communication; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0585461678; 9780585461670
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.