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" Au contraire! : "
Gilles Asselin and Ruth Mastron.
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BL
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691857
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b514046
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| Main Entry
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Asselin, Gilles.
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| Title & Author
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Au contraire! : : figuring out the French /\ Gilles Asselin and Ruth Mastron.
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| Publication Statement
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Yarmouth, Me. :: Intercultural Press,, c2001.
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| Series Statement
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InterAct series
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xxiii, 305 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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187786482X (pbk.)
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: 9781877864827 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Not another book about France! -- PART I: FROM FAR AWAY: Welcome to France -- What makes the French so French? -- The weight of the past -- They drive me crazy! Ils me rendent dingue! -- PART II: FACE TO FACE ... : With the self -- With the family -- With the school -- With friends -- With romance -- With work -- With politics -- With religion -- With society -- Dialogue between two worlds -- PART III: COMING TOGETHER: FOR WHAT-AND HOW? : Rhone-Poulenc Rorer: case study of a successful French-American merger -- Working across cultures -- Professional guidelines -- How to succeed in an expatriate assignment: insights and guidelines.
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| Abstract
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Examines and social and cultural behaviors of the French and offers advice for international executives and managers to succeed when working across cultures.
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National characteristics, French.
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France, Social life and customs, 20th century.
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| Dewey Classification
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306/.0944
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DC34.A77 2001
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Mastron, Ruth.
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