Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 17 CountriesThis book, a best-seller in its first edition, uses cultural metaphors to help students and managers understand, describe, and compare national cultures. In addition to expanding the number of countries covered, the author introduces new conceptual frameworks for classifying cultures based on the works of Triandis, Fiske, and Huntington. These frameworks support students as they develop an increased awareness of various cultures and begin the challenging process of integrating cultural and economic perspectives.
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... ballet represents the complexities of Russian culture : the grand expression of aristocracy and the gentle beauty of a countryside . Russian ballet means many things to many people . Some consider it the type of instruction given at the ...
... ballet represents the complexities of Russian culture : the grand expression of aristocracy and the gentle beauty of a countryside . Russian ballet means many things to many people . Some consider it the type of instruction given at the ...
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... ballet during Peter the Great's reign was the elimination of cumbersome robes to permit freer dance movements . In 1736 , St. Petersburg , then the Russian capital , became home to the Imperial Russian Ballet . Two years later , Empress ...
... ballet during Peter the Great's reign was the elimination of cumbersome robes to permit freer dance movements . In 1736 , St. Petersburg , then the Russian capital , became home to the Imperial Russian Ballet . Two years later , Empress ...
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... Ballet in Moscow , was renamed Bolshoi , signifying something big or grand . In fact , ballet became even more popular than ever as the govern- ment discovered that ballet could express the problems and ideals of a socialist state ...
... Ballet in Moscow , was renamed Bolshoi , signifying something big or grand . In fact , ballet became even more popular than ever as the govern- ment discovered that ballet could express the problems and ideals of a socialist state ...
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Understanding Cultural Metaphors | 3 |
Cultural Metaphors | 13 |
The Italian Opera | 42 |
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