Negotiating Across Cultures: International Communication in an Interdependent World - Softcover

Cohen, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878379720 ISBN 13: 9781878379726

Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998

Synopsis

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 negotiator.

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About the Author

Raymond Cohen is a graduate of Oxford University and received his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he has been on the department's faculty since 1976. Dr. Cohen has been a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia and Georgetown University and a research fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. Dr. Cohen’s fields of interest are cross-cultural communication, diplomacy in ancient times, conflict resolution and the Christian holy places.

Edition details

• Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878379720
• ISBN 13: 9781878379726
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320