Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other de Yamada, Haru - 2002-04-11

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US: Oxford University Press, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economica lly than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual u nderstanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to plague this important relationship, frustrating the best efforts of both cultures to work together. Stereotypes abound: Americans se e Japanese as evasive and inscrutable, while Japanese see Americans as push y and selfish. What causes these persistent misunderstandings, and what can be done to avoid them? Fluent in both languages and at home in both cultures, Haru Yamada brings an insiders perspective and a linguists training to this difficult question, illuminating the many reasons why Americans and Japanese misunderstand one another. Social organization, she… Leer más

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Paperback / softback. New. An analysis of the problems of communication between the Japanese and American people in the twentieth century. Yamada contrasts the American directness with the subtle nuances of meaning in Japanese business and social language to show how misinterpretation can lead to difficulties in interaction between the two races.

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