02842cam a2200361 i 4500 18425914 OSt 20230807141800.0 150105s2016 cau b 001 0 eng 2015000190 9781483340074 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC eng LC rda DLC pcc GN345.7.G36 306 23 Gannon, Martin J. 2179 Understanding global cultures: metaphorical journeys through 34 nations, clusters of nations, continents, & diversity. / Martin J. Gannon, Rajnandini Pillai. 6th ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2016. xxviii, 646 p. ; 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction: Understanding cultural metaphors -- Authority-ranking cultures: The Thai kingdom -- The Japanese garden -- Bedouin jewelry and Saudi Arabia -- Don Ganh: the two sides of Vietnam -- Scandinavian egalitarian cultures: The Swedish Stuga -- The Finniah Sauna -- The Danish Christmas Luncheon -- Other Egalitarian cultures: The German symphony -- Irish conversations -- The Canadian Backpack and flag -- Australian outdoor recreational activities -- French wine -- Market-pricing cultures: American football -- The traditional British house -- Cleft national cultures: The Malaysian Balik Kampung -- The Israeli Kibbutzim and Moshavim -- The Italian Opera -- Belgian Lace -- Torn national cultures: The Mexican Fiesta -- The Turkish coffeehouse -- The base culture and its diffusion across borders (clusters of nations): the example of China -- India: tradition, modernity and diversity: India: the dance of Shiva -- India: A Kaleidoscope of diversity -- An African perspective: The Nigerian marketplace -- South African townships -- The Sub-Saharan African Bush Taxi -- The struggle for cultural identity and the splintering of nations: the case of the Russian empire: Russian Ballet -- Estonian singing -- The Polish village church -- Same metaphor, different meanings: The Spanish bullfight -- The Portuguese bullfight -- Popular music as cultural metaphors: The Brazilian Samba -- The Argentine Tango -- Overlapping cultural metaphors for geographically related nations: Cultural metaphors for the Caribbean -- Cross-cultural studies. 2180 Cross-cultural orientation. 2181 National characteristics. 2182 Pillai, Rajnandini. 2183 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 9976 17476 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL GEN 2023-03-08 GN345.7.G36(6e) K/2929/0027/23 2023-08-07 00:00:00 2023-08-07 BK