Mexicans & Americans : cracking the cultural code / Ned Crouch
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TextPublication details: London : Nicholas Brealey Pub. , 2004Description: 260 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9781857883428
- LAS 303.48 CRO
- QB991.C92 P46 2010
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American Studies | Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. | LAS 303.48 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 044785 |
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| LAS 301.41 ELM Nine mayan women : a village faces change | LAS 301.6 SEL Zapotec deviance : the convergence of folk and modern sociology | LAS 303.4 LAN MexAmerica : two countries, one future | LAS 303.48 CRO Mexicans & Americans : cracking the cultural code | LAS 303.48 DEL The enormous vogue of things Mexican : cultural relations between the United States and Mexico, 1920-1935 | LAS 303.48 DIS Dispatches from Latin America : on the frontlines against neoliberalism | LAS 303.48 RAA Mexico and the United States : ambivalent vistas |
The meaning of yes -- It's all about culture -- Time and time again -- A different sense of space -- The deeper meaning of language -- Putting it all together -- Part 2. Working with Mexicans. Individual versus group-oriented work styles -- Future versus present orientation -- People in control versus nature in control -- Equality versus hierarchy -- Tasks versus people : conflict resolution -- Detachment versus contextuality : building relationships -- Part 3. Building context. Archaeology of the Mexican mind -- Political culture -- Economic culture -- Across the social spectrum -- Sifting through the finds.
Using humour and lively examples, Crouch offers a serious cultural analyzis of how Americans and Mexicans differ and why. It also provides strategies for strengthening relationships and getting things done.
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