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 enlarge | Author: L. Robert Kohls
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 138453
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th
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Pages: 197
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 185788292X
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.48273
EAN: 9781857882926
ASIN: 185788292X
Publication Date: April 25, 2001
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 Former Peace Corps Volunteer January 20, 2004
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book was a gift given before my overseas service with the US Peace Corps. It ended up being the most valuable resource I had in my overseas experience. Over the years I've referred back to it (even in moving across the US) to deal with cultural changes.
 A bit of some redundancy, but immensely practical. June 25, 2003
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
Survival Kit starts out a bit slow- it is helpful for someone who has done no studying of other cultures, and cross-cultural interactions. Indeed, superbably so- what it means to be American, what other cultures are, how to relate to people. But if you have studied anthropology or sociology or other cultures, you will find the first 2/3rds of the book largely old hat. It's the final third that really gets into some profound detail.
This final third is immensely practical, looking at how to recognize culture shock, how to deal with it, how to respond with love to others around you in your new culture. Kohls presents interesting ideas on how we view the world, as individuals, though I must confess I am still experiencing a great deal of trauma at having to spend an hour to see a particular perspective of a picture he presents. He then provides the cues we can expect within a new culture, even to the point of the likely dual-cyclic time periods of culture shock; how to deal with this as a family; and how to respond to reverse culture shock when you return "home". I plan on looking back to this book at the appropriate time in about 3 months, when I am scheduled to enter my first bout of culture shock.
Practical Information July 10, 2001
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have lived overseas for a year now and this book has been a wonderful help. It clearly and practically explains what it is to be an American and how that effects how others see us. I would recommend this book for every American planning to work or study outside the United States.
Survival Kit helps in decions to be an expat April 27, 2000
24 out of 32 found this review helpful
This book was invaluable in my decision making process to take a position in Germany. The Appendices helped to focus my qestions both those for my future employer and for myself. It provided a needed reality check on the implications of cultural differences and culture shock that I am sure I will feel in the next few weeks.
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