Cultural metaphors : readings, research translations, and commentary
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Cultural metaphors : readings, research translations, and commentary
Sage Publications, c2001
- : cloth
- : pbk
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This outstanding volume offers students, researcher, and cross-cultural trainers the opportunity to gain an understanding of the use of metaphor, particularly the cultural metaphor of a nation, in developing an in-depth, culture-specific perspective. A nation's cultural metaphor is any institution, phenomenon, or activity with which all or most citizens in a nation closely identify, for example, the Swedish stuga or French wine.
The book examines the importance and criticality of metaphors. The research translations include not only limited empirical studies in which specific hypotheses are tested, but also larger, more expansive works published as books and groundbreaking articles. The often overlooked views of political scientists and journalists who conceive of the world in terms of zero-sum game theory are explored, as are the issues of the symbolism associated with cultural metaphors. The book concludes with a description of specific uses of cultural metaphors or metaphorical applications.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: METAPHORS AS CRITICAL AND NECESSARY
Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
Why Metaphors Are Necessary and Not Just Nice - Andrew Ortony
PART TWO: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR CULTURAL METAPHORS
Edward Hall's Multiple Metaphors
Research Translation and Extension
The Confucius Connection - Geert Hofstede and Michael Harris Bond
From Cultural Roots to Economic Growth
The Work of Geery Hofstede
Commentary
Basic Types of Human Relations, Collectivism and Individualism
Research Translation
French Wine
An Illustration of a Cultural Metaphor
PART THREE: WINNERS AND LOSERS
Samuel P Huntington's 'The Clash of Civilizations'
Research Translation and Commentar
Powershift and the Assumed Decline of Nations
Research Translation and Commentary
PART FOUR: SYMBOLISM OF CULTURAL METAPHORS
Football Games and Rock Concerts - Susan P Montague and Robert Morais
The Ritual Enactment of American Success Models
Bowling Alone - Robert D Putnam
America's Declining Social Capital
The Persistence of Cultural Stability
Applying the Fiske Framework to North and South Italy
The Balinese Cockfight
Research Translation
Negotiating with 'Romans' - Stephen E Weiss
PART FIVE: METAPHORICAL APPLICATIONS
Language Shock - Michael Agar
Understanding the Culture of Conversation
Stages in Cross Cultural Collaboration - William H Newman
The Transferability of Leadership Training in the East Asian Context - R I Westwood and Andrew Chan
Metaphors for Change - Craig L Pearce and Charles P Osmond
The ALPs Model of Change Management
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