Intercultural Communication: A ReaderA collection of 45 readings of both enduring insight and immediate relevancy, introducing practice and underlying theories essential to communicating with other cultures. In addition to 18 new readings, this edition also includes voices of four college students--a Taiwanese woman, a Japanese man, a Filipino-American woman, and a Mexican-American woman. They describe what it feels like to live between two cultures. Information on the editors is not given. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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