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Author : Sally Adamson Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Culture shock
ISBN : 1857330463
Author : Sally Adamson Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Culture shock
ISBN : CORNELL:31924104603000
CultureShock! France peels away the layers of the French and their country to reveal the heart of the Gallic temperament. Written in a personable style, the book navigates through diverse topics that are essential for delving into the culture of France; topics such as learning the French language, how best to work with the French, observing their body language and even how to choose wine in a restaurant. Glean practical advice on finding a home, getting the utilities running and putting the children into school. Find out more about the French, a complex people who maintain a cool composure on the outside yet are inwardly passionate about art, romance, cuisine and wine. Discover how easily the French recognise a foreigner just by the way their salad and pasta are eaten and learn how to avoid being the object of their criticism. CultureShock! France is a must-read guide to all the essential information needed for one to feel right at home in France. Book jacket.
Author : Sally Adamson Taylor
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789814435758
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1857333624
Author : Kristin Ross
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0262680912
Fast Cars, Clean Bodies examines the crucial decade from Dien Bien Phu to the mid-1960s when France shifted rapidly from an agrarian, insular, and empire-oriented society to a decolonized, Americanized, and fully industrial one. In this analysis of a startling cultural transformation Kristin Ross finds the contradictions of the period embedded in its various commodities and cultural artifacts—automobiles, washing machines, women's magazines, film, popular fiction, even structuralism—as well as in the practices that shape, determine, and delimit their uses. In each of the book's four chapters, a central object of mythical image is refracted across a range of discursive and material spaces: social and private, textual and cinematic, national and international. The automobile, the new cult of cleanliness in the capital and the colonies, the waning of Sartre and de Beauvoir as the couple of national attention, and the emergence of reshaped, functionalist masculinities (revolutionary, corporate, and structural) become the key elements in this prehistory of postmodernism in France. Modernization ideology, Ross argues, offered the promise of limitless, even timeless, development. By situating the rise of "end of history" ideologies within the context of France's transition into mass culture and consumption, Ross returns the touted timelessness of modernization to history. She shows how the realist fiction and film of the period, as well as the work of social theorists such as Barthes, Lefebvre, and Morin who began at the time to conceptualize "everyday life," laid bare the disruptions and the social costs of events. And she argues that the logic of the racism prevalent in France today, focused on the figure of the immigrant worker, is itself the outcome of the French state's embrace of capitalist modernization ideology in the 1950s and 1960s.
Author : Sally Adamson Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : 9812611215
Author : Frances Gendlin
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : 0761454136
Information and background for travelers and expatriates includes a brief history and description of the City of Light, along with facts about the food, language, culture, and pastimes to help the "shocked" function in society, business, and residence.
Author : Esther Wanning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063160100
Author : Raymonde Carroll
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226111896
“Full of colorful anecdotes…tells us a lot about the French but even more about ourselves.”—Los Angeles Times This is an intriguing and thoughtful analysis of the many ways French and Americans—and indeed any members of different cultures—can misinterpret each other, even when ostensibly speaking the same language. Cultural misunderstandings, Raymonde Carroll points out, can arise even where we least expect them: in our closest relationships. With revealing vignettes and perceptive observations, she brings to light some fundamental differences in French and American presuppositions about love, friendship, and raising children, as well as such everyday activities as using the telephone or asking for information. “An entertaining, informative book…often witty…a vital source for learning how to establish amity not only between the U.S. and France but among all the world’s nations.”—Publishers Weekly
Author : Rhoda Métraux,Margaret Mead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : France
ISBN : OCLC:903399855
Author : Marie-Claire Patron
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 3039110829
This book examines the effects of a study abroad experience on students' culture and identity and the impact of these effects on their readjustment to their home culture. It explores issues of culture and identity from the perspective of French students studying in Australia. Issues of perceived cultural proximity between France and Australia, a relative lack of prior knowledge of the host country before the period of study and the impact of distance all influence aspects of these students' experiences. Employing long-term and cross-sectional studies focusing on culture shock, reverse culture shock and cultural identity issues, the author investigates the cyclical journey of French academic sojourners and examines the impact of the acculturation and repatriation processes and the language experiences on their perceptions of cultural identity. Once the students had traversed the difficult stages of culture shock and reached the stage of full recovery (adjustment), they no longer wished to go home. What impact has this process had on the returnees who faced the insularity of their home society once they returned home? Is the French community beginning to acknowledge the start of a brain-drain of the educated French overseas? What are the implications for borderless higher education? What value should be placed on pre-departure preparation from participating institutions and the individuals themselves, both on a linguistic and a psychological level? This book poses questions relating to these issues.
Author : Pascal Blanchard,Sandrine Lemaire,Nicolas Bancel,Dominic Thomas
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253010537
This landmark collection by an international group of scholars and public intellectuals represents a major reassessment of French colonial culture and how it continues to inform thinking about history, memory, and identity. This reexamination of French colonial culture, provides the basis for a revised understanding of its cultural, political, and social legacy and its lasting impact on postcolonial immigration, the treatment of ethnic minorities, and national identity.
Author : Frances Gedlin
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789814751735
CultureShock! Paris is an indispensable guide for anyone planning a stay in the City of Light. Let Frances Gendlin, with her invaluable Parisian insider knowledge and non-native perspective, take you through the process of settling in, whether for short or longer stays. From finding your own pied-a-terre and navigating French bureaucracy to discussing haute cuisine and French wines, all the practical information you need is at your fingertips. As a guest in France, should you kiss your host or shake his hand? Is it rude to be late or a faux pas to be early for a party? And what about meeting the French and making friends? If you are lucky enough to find yourself in this exquisite and sophisticated city, get the most of out of your stay with this essential and fun-to-read guide! About the Series CultureShock! is a dynamic, indispensable series of guides for travellers looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting, working in or moving to. Each title explains the country’s customs, traditions and social and business etiquette in a lively, informative style. CultureShock! authors, all of whom have experienced the joys and pitfalls of cultural adaptation, are ideally placed to provide warm and helpful advice to those who seek to integrate seamlessly into diverse cultures.
Author : Sally Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Culture shock
ISBN : OCLC:1103573133
CultureShock! France peels away the layers of the French and their country to reveal the heart of the Gallic temperament. The book navigates through essential topics such as learning the French language, how best to work with the French, observing their body language and even how to choose wine in a restaurant. Discover how easily the French recognise a foreigner just by the way their salad and pasta are eaten and learn how to avoid being the object of their criticism. CultureShock! France is a must-read guide to all the essential information needed for one to feel right at home in France.
Author : Sally Adamson Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : France
ISBN : 0462008053
The 'CultureShock' series is a range of guides for those travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting. Each title explains the customs, traditions, and social and business etiquette as well as providing an insight into the people and their culture.