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The girl at the baggage claim : explaining the East-West culture gap / Gish Jen.

Van Pelt Library CB251 .J46 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jen, Gish, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
East and West.
Social psychology.
Culture conflict.
Culture.
International relations.
International economic relations.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General.
Local Subjects:
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General.
Physical Description:
xviii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Summary:
"A personal, provocative, informative, and entertaining study of the different idea Asians and Westerners have of the self and how this plays out in our differing approaches to art, learning, politics, business, and almost everything else"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part I: We edit the world
Three edits
A telling irritation
Some helpful background
Part II: The flexi-self
What is a flexi-self?
Boundary blurring
The genius and the master
Testing, testing
Patterns and training
Part III: The big pit self
How WEIRD we are
America, an explanation
Part IV: Meetings and mixings
Our talking, our selves
In praise of Ambidependence
Greatness in two flavors.
Part I: We edit the world. Three edits
The Asian paradox
Part II: The flexi-self. What is a flexi-self?
Part III: The big pit self. How WEIRD we are
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
ISBN:
9781101947821
1101947829
OCLC:
951753755

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