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Negotiating Across Cultures
International Communication in an Interdependent World Revised
Edition
Raymond Cohen
"A masterwork of cultural analysis applied
to international politics. . . . An insightful and entertaining
narrative. . . [Cohen] provides a fascinating set of object lessons
on what can, but need not, go wrong in cross-cultural negotiations."
--Orbis
For this substantially revised edition of his 1991
book, Raymond Cohen has added two new chapters, updated previous
examples, and added numerous recent ones, especially concerning
U.S. trade agreements. Newly added cases include the negotiations
over NAFTA, China's most-favored-nation status, the nuclear non-proliferation
treaty, and the Okinawa bases. All in all, about 40 percent of the
text is new.
Cohen explores how cultural factors have affected
U.S. dealings with Japan, China, Egypt, India, and Mexico. He demonstrates
that there are two quite different models of negotiation: "low context,"
a predominantly verbal and explicit style typical of individualistic
societies such as the United States, and "high context," a style
associated with nonverbal and implicit communication more typical
of traditionally interdependent societies. He concludes the book
with ten specific recommendations for the intercultural negotiatior.
Contents
Prelude
Negotiation: The Cultural Roots
Intercultural Dissonance: A Theoretical Framework
What Is Negotiable?
Setting Out the Pieces: Prenegotiation
Let the Contest Commence: Opening Moves
On Tactics and Players: Middle Game I
Sounds, Signals, Silence: Middle Game II
Under Pressure: End Game I
Face and Form: End Game II
When Is a Deal a Deal? Postnegotiation
In Search of Harmony: Conclusions
About the author.
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