Into Africa: a guide to Sub-Saharan culture and diversity
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Boston [u.a.]
Intercultural Press
2009
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| Ausgabe: | 2. ed. |
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| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Beschreibung: | Rev. ed. of: Into Africa : intercultural insights. 1998. Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XVII, 261 S. |
| ISBN: | 9781931930918 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
PREFACE
ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
xiii
INTRODUCTION
xv
one The African Community
1
Communalism
2
The Extended Family
2
Sense of Community
7
The Expat and the Extended Family
9
Ethnicity and Diversity
11
The Colonial Legacy
15
Francophones, Anglophones, and Other Phones
20
Religions and Folk Beliefs
27
Wondrous Women
38
Conjugal Customs
44
Daunting Demographics
51
Schooh and Rules
53
Hazardous Health
61
two Face-to-Face with Africans
65
Communicating with Africans
65
The Languages of Africa
67
Contents
Reaching Consensus
71
Ambiguity and Imprecision
74
Body Language
76
African Time
78
Household Help
82
three Coping with Customs
87
Interpersonal Rehtionships
87
Greetings and Salutations
88
Home and Hospitality
92
Giving Gifts
97
Dash, Bribery, and Goodwill
98
Money Matters
100
Addictions and Stimulants
103
African Humor
106
four Doing Business 111
Building Trust
112
The Intermediary as Mediator
114
First Meetings, First Impressions
115
Protocol and Propriety
118
Besting the Bureaucracy
121
The Telephone
123
Crime and Corruption
125
The Big Man
128
The Patron as Paterfamilias
129
Hiring and Firing
133
Working with Africans
135
Forward Planning?
138
Age, Experience, and Gender
142
Contents
Negotiating with Africans
143
African Law
149
five Working the Workshops
155
Preparing the Ground
155
Ground Rules
158
The Search for Solutions
159
Consensus, Again
161
Participatory Training
162
six Regional Differences
165
Coastal West and Central Africa
166
TheSahel
173
The Horn
177
Swahililand 183
East Africa
185
Southern Africa
188
South Africa, an Exception
191
Botswana, Another Exception
196
even Tips for Travelers
199
Staying Healthy
202
Rules of the Road
204
Getting from Here to There
205
eight In Conclusion: Africans, Americans, and African
Americans
211
Succeeding in Africa
220
VU
Contents
appendix
a Countries, Capitals, and Official Languages
227
appendix
в
Recommended Readings
231
appendix
с
Internet, Fax, and Telephone Connections for
Information on Africa
235
THE AUTHORS
237
NOTES
239
INDEX
249
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