1. Key Resource 01-01-1983 The process of adjusting to life in a foreign culture is nearly always a stressful experience due to the cultural and psychological disorientation which results. Where this disorientation is severe and prolonged, physical or emotional withdrawal from the stressful situation will eventually...
  2. This book covers the history of Haiti.
  3. The need for new approaches, methods, and techniques in cross-cultural training and intercultural education are virtually insatiable, especially for experiential activities. The emphasis in this book is on activities that foster the development of intercultural awareness and cross-cultural...
  4. How can we make friends overseas? Common history or common interests bind two people. But where is the common ground between workersand the people they come to live with? For those who desire to give more than just service, and who believe they can serve best in the context of friendship, this...
  5. In concise, informative chapters, Haiti in Focus looks at how the slaves of France's most prosperous colony defeated the armies of Napoleon, Spain, and Britain, and examines Haiti's subsequent fate after it became the world's first black republic. It traces the historic journey that led to the...
  6. Haiti has become one of the poorest six countries on earth. Despite heroic beginnings -- this tiny nation was born of a successful slave revolt -- Haitians today struggle, against tremendous odds, for mere survival. The book chronicles Haiti's rocky history and outlines Haitians' current attempts...
  7. This book is the only book available that surveys the variety of instructional methods used by professional cross-cultural educators and trainers. By providing analysis and/or descriptions of each method, along with examples that can be used as they are adapted to particular situations, the...
  8. 01-01-2002 C. S. Lewis compared the task of ethical inquiry to sailing a fleet of ships; the primary task is avoiding collisions. When introducing cultural change, such collisions are inevitable. Bruce Bradshaw provides expert instruction for navigating these cultural clashes. Bradshaw contends that lasting...
  9. 01-01-1991 Discusses the author's journeys in Haiti including the people he met, the stories and life histories he heard, and the experiences he encountered in this tiny Caribbean nation.
  10. This interdisciplinary study analyzes the causes of what the editors call 'Haiti's abysmal underdevelopment.' Includes contributions from 25 leading authorities on Haiti.