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015 _aGBA1-20498
020 _a0761913289 (cloth : acid-free paper)
020 _a0761913297 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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050 0 0 _aGN345.7
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100 1 _aGannon, Martin J.
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245 1 0 _aUnderstanding global cultures
_bmetaphorical journeys through 23 nations
_cby Martin J. Gannon.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aThousand Oaks, Calif.
_bSage Publications
_cc2001.
300 _axxii, 466 p.
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 437-446) and index.
505 0 _aUnderstanding cultural metaphors -- The Thai kingdom -- The Japanese garden -- India : the dance of Shiva -- Bedouin jewelry and Saudi Arabia -- The Turkish coffeehouse -- The Brazilian samba -- The Polish village church -- Kimchi and Korea -- The German symphony -- The Swedish stuga -- Irish conversations -- American football -- The traditional British house -- The Malaysian balik kampung -- The Nigerian marketplace -- The Israeli kibbutzim and moshavim -- The Italian opera -- Belgian lace -- The Mexican fiesta -- The Russian ballet -- The Spanish bullfight -- The Portuguese bullfight -- The Chinese family altar.
650 0 _aCross-cultural studies.
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650 0 _aNational characteristics.
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650 0 _aCross-cultural orientation.
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