| Description |
vi, 361 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-361). |
| Contents |
Strangers in a strange land : meeting new cultures. Cultural values and intercultural adjustment / Stephen Rhinesmith ; American cultural patterns : form of social relations / Edward C. Stewart ; On becoming a foreigner / L. Robert Kohls -- France : la metropole. Michelin's guide vert touristique : a guide to the French inner landscape / Michael Rowland ; French value orientations / Laurence Wylie ; French and American women in the feminine press : a cross-cultural look / Samia Spencer and Mary M. Millman ; The French : portrait of a country through a family / Francine du Plessix-Gray ; A cultural analysis of the rhetoric of Franc̦ois Mitterrand / Beatrice K. Reynolds ; The female factor : "The other" rearticulated and la femme / Shari Steiner -- Beyond France : other French-speaking cultures. The African personality and Europe / Robert W. July ; Africa at prayer : new gods / Ali A. Mazrui ; Reading literature cross-culturally : the Arab context in Albert Camus's L'etranger / Louise Fiber Luce ; The Ivory Coast : le folklore, la prosperite / George H. Rosen ; "We are like trees growing in the shade" : women within the family / Perdita Huston -- Issues of the 1990s : neocolonialism and new immigrants. French social workers and their migrant clients : recognizing cultural and class roles in social work / Margalit Cohen-Emerique ; Franco-American attitudes toward the French language / Louise Péloquin Faré ; Guadeloupe / Catherine Sunshine ; "Give me ... your huddled masses" : anti-Vietnamese refugee lore and the "image of limited good" ; Colonialistic attitudes toward the French-speaking world in American textbooks / Joel Walz -- French-speaking African countries, capitals and date of independence. |
| Summary |
"[This book] is an anthology of nineteen readings in English that will help students increase their cross-cultural awareness and deepen their understanding of francophone cultures worldwide. The readings are culled from a variety of sources, from scholarly journals to popular magazines. All were selected not only for content, but for readability and accessibility to a wide audience. ... Ideal for beginning as well as advanced students of French-speaking cultures, this book brings together perspectives from many countries. The readings examine the way in which France has influenced, and continues to influence, the native cultures of its former colonies, enabling students to gain a clearer understanding of the rich diversity of cultures that share the bond of a common language."--Back cover. |
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French-speaking countries -- Civilization -- Study and teaching.
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National characteristics, French -- Study and teaching.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Interpersonal communication -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Intercultural communication -- Study and teaching.
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| Added Author |
Luce, Louise Fiber, 1935-
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| ISBN |
0844212725 |
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9780844212722 |
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