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Creating cultural synergies : multidisciplinary perspectives on interculturality and interreligiosity / edited by Birgit Breninger and Thomas Kaltenbacher.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intercultural communication.
- Communicative competence.
- Interpersonal communication.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The past several decades have seen the re-invigoration of the concept of "intercultural competence" as one of the fundamental and most promising approaches towards studying culture in a respectfully complex way. The introduction of this concept, which has been defined and adapted in manifold ways in various disciplines, offers new ways of exploring the inherent multiplicity and versatility of cultural encounters and mutual understanding. This book brings together a stellar group of internatio...
- Contents:
- pt. I. Sketching the field of intercultural competence
- pt. II. Intercultural competence : research and education
- pt. III. Intercultural competence in understanding religion
- pt. IV. Language, politics and intercultural communication
- pt. V. Interculturality and leadership in business.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-4292-3
- OCLC:
- 820123411
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