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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Please every customer Please every customer Robert W. Lucas "A one-stop resource for delivering great customer service across any cultural boundary. As the economy globalizes, cultural boundaries in commerce are being erased -- which makes your customers an … OL16011475W
The adaptation industry The adaptation industry Simone Murray "Adaptation constitutes the driving force of contemporary culture, with stories adapted across an array of media formats. However, adaptation studies has been concerned almost exclusively with textua… OL16215073W
Identity Theft The Cultural Colonization Of Contemporary Art Identity Theft The Cultural Colonization Of Contemporary Art Jonathan Harris "Identity Theft asks some tough questions about the use and place of art in the early twenty-first century: How has it been appropriated as a form of advertising or corporate identity? How is it made… OL17481355W
One Nation, Two Cultures One Nation, Two Cultures Gertrude Himmelfarb From one of today's most respected historians and cultural critics comes a new book examining the gulf in American society--a division that cuts across class, racial, ethnic, political and sexual lin… OL17838622W
Strangers on the shore Strangers on the shore Margo Neale,Peter Sutton,Peter Marius Veth "Contacts between Indigenous Australians and outsiders - Macassans, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, Americans and others - are known to have occurred for 400 years. This book explores these diver… OL18544049W
Philosophy and intercultural understanding Philosophy and intercultural understanding Michael Baur 324 p. ; 23 cm OL19101836W
Sociology Matters Sociology Matters Richard T. Schaefer xxvi, 313 [49] p. : 24 cm OL2005729W
My friend Jamal My friend Jamal Anna McQuinn A picture book story about a childhood friendship in which unfamiliar cultures meet. Playful visuals combine illustrations and photographs, and book recognizes the bond between two boys as well as sa… OL20380362W
To Be Taught, If Fortunate To Be Taught, If Fortunate Becky Chambers At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off … OL20642211W
Hispanidades Hispanidades Davis, Robert L.,David J Curland,Francisco Lomelí Multi-media course provides background information for understanding the Hispanic culture, including the growing Latino poplutation in the U.S. OL24423109W
The happiest man in the world The happiest man in the world Jackson, James W. Dr The author, founder of Project C.U.R.E. (an organization which facilitates the donation of medical supplies and equipment to needy local communities all over the world), tells of his life's path and … OL24743411W
Globalization Globalization Malcolm Waters The constraints of geography are shrinking and the world is becoming a single place. Globalization and the global society are increasingly occupying the centre of sociological debates. Widely discuss… OL2924383W