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Culture and dignity
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Laura Nader |
"In Culture and Dignity - Dialogues between the Middle East and the West, renowned cultural anthropologist Laura Nader examines the historical and ethnographic roots of the complex relationship betwe… |
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The United States And West Africa Interactions And Relations
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Toyin Falola,Abdul Karim Bangura,Alusine Jalloh |
Over the last several decades, historians have conducted extensive research into contact between the United States and West Africa during the era of the transatlantic trade. Yet we still understand r… |
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Netherland
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Joseph O'Neill |
In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, Hans, a banker originally from the Netherlands, finds himself marooned among the strange occupants of the Chelsea Hotel after his Engli… |
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I stand corrected
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Eden Collinsworth |
"A fascinating fusion of memoir, manners, and cultural history from a successful businesswoman well-versed in the unique challenges of working in contemporary China. During the course of her long and… |
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Culture's consequences
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Geert H. Hofstede,Geert Hofstede |
"This important book is based on a monumental study of the sales subsidiaries of a major multinational corporation which operates in 39 countries in the world. Since, in all countries, the respondent… |
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Debating diversity
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Jan Blommaert |
Immigration, racism and nationalism are major political themes throughout the Western world, vigorously debated by politicians, the media, and the public at large. In the process, discourses are crea… |
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The Silk Roads
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Peter Frankopan,Peter FRANKOPAN |
"Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of… |
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Asia in Amsterdam
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Jan van Campen,Femke Diercks,Karina Corrigan,Janet C. Blyberg |
"This lavishly illustrated catalogue discusses the Asian luxury goods that were imported into the Netherlands during the 17th century and demonstrates the overwhelming impact these works of art had o… |
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Professional communication in international settings
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Ron Scollon,Suzanne Wong Scollon,Yuling Pan |
In today's global business environment it is necessary to communicate across cultural boundaries of languages, styles, and values. This text aims to help individuals deal with different cultural prac… |
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Travelling Heroes
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Lane Robin Fox |
"This remarkable book throws new light on the history and travels of Greeks in the eighth century B.C., the formative age of the great epics of Homer. Drawing on a lifetime's familiarity with Greek l… |
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Silver Way
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Peter Gordon,Juan José Morales |
99 pages : 18 cm |
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Grüezi Gummihälse
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Bruno Ziauddin |
Sie kommen in Scharen, sprechen laut und wissen alles besser. Immer mehr Deutsche leben und arbeiten in der Schweiz und machen sich dabei unbeliebt. Den Spitznamen Gummihälse haben sie sich eingebroc… |
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Bound Together
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Nayan Chanda |
Since humans migrated from Africa and dispersed throughout the world, they have found countless ways and reasons to reconnect with each other. In this entertaining book, Nayan Chanda follows the expl… |
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A Passage to India
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E. M. Forster |
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape… |
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