Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work AbroadDon't leave home without it! For over twenty years, travelers seeking exciting and rewarding adventures abroad have looked to Bob Kohls for advice and have made Survival Kit for Overseas Living one of the most popular books ever published on crossing cultures, buying over 300,000 copies. With this new fourth edition, sojourners about to set out to live or work overseas will soon discover why Kohls' experience and wisdom have stood the test of time. Kohls' penetrating insights and practical strategies on how to avoid stereotypes, how to explore the mysteries of culture, and how values and different ways of thinking influence behavior make this an indispensable guide. To bridge the cultural divide - whether traveling alone or with a family, for business or education, whether staying a month or a lifetime - pack this guide first! |
Contents
Primitivism Reconsidered | |
Culture Defined | |
Know Thy Host Country | |
Lets Play Q and | |
Speaking of Learning the Language | |
Getting Down to the NittyGritty | |
A Handy Guide to Intercultural Communication | |
Occupational Hazard of Overseas Living | |
Responding to Culture Shock | |
Skills that Make a Difference | |
Comparing and Contrasting Cultures | |
What Makes an American? | |
To See Ourselves | |
Traveling by Objectives | |
On Becoming a Foreigner | |
A Strategy for Strangers | |
Husbands Wives and Children | |
Minding Other Peoples Business | |
The Challenge | |
So Youre Coming Back Home? | |
Jaunts and Junkets | |
Other editions - View all
Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad L. Robert Kohls No preview available - 2011 |
Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad L. Robert Kohls No preview available - 2011 |
Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad L. Robert Kohls No preview available - 2001 |
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