Understanding global cultures metaphorical journeys through 29 nations, clusters of nations, continents, and diversity /
From the Publisher: In Understanding Global Cultures, Fourth Edition, authors Martin J. Gannon and Rajnandini Pillai present the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of individual nations, clusters of nations, and even continents. The fully updated Fourth Edition con...
| Основен автор: | Gannon, Martin J. |
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| Други автори: | Pillai, Rajnandini. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage,
℗♭2010.
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| Издание: | 4th ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=467205 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Understanding global cultures. |
Съдържание:
- Preface: Understanding cultures in depth
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1: Introduction
- 1: Understanding cultural metaphors
- Constructing cultural metaphors
- Reading and using this book
- When culture does, and does not, matter
- Part 2: Authority Ranking Cultures
- 2: Thai kingdom
- Loose vertical hierarchy
- Freedom and equality
- Thai smile
- 3: Japanese garden
- Wa and Shikata
- Seishin training
- Combining droplets or energies
- 4: Bedouin jewelry and Saudi Arabia
- Bold form
- Handcrafted appearance
- Traditional design
- Female ownership
- 5: Turkish coffeehouse
- Islam and secularity
- Recreation, communication, and community integration
- Male domain
- Modest environment
- Life outside the coffeehouse
- 6: Brazilian samba
- Small-step circularity
- Physical touch
- Undulation
- Spontaneous escape
- Paradox of dancers
- 7: Polish village church
- Central place of the Catholic church
- Partitioning and Polish identity
- Survivor transition
- 8: Kimchi and Korea
- 60th birthday
- Strangers by day, lovers by night
- Kimchi's public role
- Irish of Asia
- Part 3: Scandinavian Egalitarian Cultures
- 9: Swedish stuga
- Love of untrammeled nature and tradition
- Individualism through self-development
- Equality
- 10: Finnish sauna
- From survival in nature to political and economic success
- Sauna: a secular "holy" place of equality
- Communication: comfort with quietude
- 11: Danish Christmas luncheon
- Interdependent individualism
- Geographic ambivalence
- Coziness
- Part 4: Other Egalitarian Cultures
- 12: German symphony
- Diversity of the musical instruments
- Positional arrangements of the musicians
- Conductors and leaders
- Precision and synchronicity
- Unfinished symphony
- 13: Irish conversations
- Intersection of Gaelic and English
- Prayer as conservation
- Free-flowing conservation-Irish hospitality
- Places of conversations-Irish friends and families
- Ending a conservation
- 14: Canadian backpack and flag
- Egalitarianism and outlook
- Canadian mosaic
- Canadians as non-U S Americans
- 15: French wine
- Pureness
- Classification
- Composition
- Suitability
- Maturation process
- Changing portrait
- Part 5: Market Pricing Cultures
- 16: American football
- Tailgate party
- Pre-game and halftime entertainment
- Strategy and war
- Selection, the training camp, and complex plays/the playbook
- Individual specialized achievement within the team structure
- Aggression, high risks, and unpredictable outcomes
- Huddling
- Church of football and celebrating perfection
- 17: Traditional British house
- History, politics, economics-laying the foundations
- Growing up British-building the house
- Being British-living in the house
- Part 6: Cleft National Cultures
- 18: Malaysian balik kampung
- Returning to nearby roots
- Authority ranking
- Reinforcing common values
- 19: Nigerian marketplace
- Diversity
- Social dynamism
- Balancing tradition and change
- 20: Israeli Kibbutzim and Moshavim
- Explicit values
- Size and behavioral outcomes
- Traumas, worldview, and personality
- 21: Italian opera
- Overture
- Pageantry and spectacle
- Voice
- Externalization
- Chorus and soloists
- 22: Belgian lace
- Land of contrasts
- Control
- Cooperation and harmony
- Part 7: Torn National Cultures
- 23: Mexican fiesta
- Primary focus on people
- Emphasis on religion
- Experiencing the present
- Freedom within the social order
- 24: Russian ballet
- Echelons of the ballet
- Drama and realism
- Russian soul.
- Part 8: Base Culture And Its Diffusion Across Borders (Clusters Of Nations): The Example Of China
- 25: China's Great Wall and cross-cultural paradox
- Great Wall: long, tortuous, and complex history
- Confucianism and Taoism
- SunTzu, and the marketplace
- 26: Chinese family altar
- Roundness
- Harmony
- Fluidity
- 27: Singapore hawker centers
- Ethnic diversity but unity
- Efficiency
- Power of women
- Safety
- Synthesizing traditional and new values
- Part 6: India, Shiva, And Diversity
- 28: India: the dance of Shiva
- Cyclical Hindu philosophy
- Cycle of life
- Family cycle
- Cycle of social interaction
- Work and recreation (rejuvenation) cycle
- 29: India: a kaleidoscope of diversity
- Kaleidoscope of religions and cultural celebrations
- Images of festivals and feasts
- Cell phones, call centers, and curriculum
- Changing image of cricket
- Part 10: Same Metaphor, Different Meanings
- 30: Spanish bullfight
- Cuadrillas
- Sol y sombra
- Pompous entrance parade
- Audience involvement
- Ritual of the bullfight
- 31: Portuguese bullfight
- Pride in traditions
- Stratification amid unity
- Artistry and human gore
- Profitless bravery
- Part 11: Perspectives On Continents
- 32: Australian outdoor recreational activities
- Capturing the imagination
- New realities: beyond stereotypes
- Equality matching among the tall poppies
- 33: Sub-Saharan African bush taxi
- Short history of Africa
- African time orientation and fatalism
- Communalism and community sharing
- Hierarchy in African society: seating arrangements in the bush taxi
- Part 12: What We've Learned
- 34: Integrative summary
- Perspectives on culture
- Cultures and institutions
- Additional factors
- Beyond ethic and national cultures
- References
- Index
- About the author.