Survival Kit for Overseas Living For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad

Name: Survival Kit for Overseas Living For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad
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ISBN: 9781857882926

ISBN-10: 185788292X

ISBN-13: 9781857882926

Edition: 4th 2001

Authors: L. Robert Kohls

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An indispensable handbook to a rewarding and successful experience overseas.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publication date: 3/13/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 228
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


So You're Going Overseas


Others Have Gone Before


The Stereotyped American


The Ugly American


Primitivism Reconsidered


Culture Defined


Comparing and Contrasting Cultures


What Makes an American?


To See Ourselves


Traveling by Objectives


On Becoming a Foreigner


A Strategy for Strangers


Know Thy Host Country


Let's Play Q and A


Speaking of Learning the Language


Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty


A Handy Guide to Intercultural Communication


Culture Shock: Occupational Hazard of Overseas Living


Responding to Culture Shock


Skills that Make a Difference


Husbands, Wives, and Children


Minding Other People's Business


The Challenge


So You're Coming Back Home?


Jaunts and Junkets


Appendices


The Kluckhohn Model


Information-Gathering Checklist about Your Host Country


A Human Profile


Logistics Checklists


Additional Resources


Template for Gathering Information about Doing Business in Your Country of Assignment


About the Author