Border Crossings: American Interactions With Israelis (Interact Series) (Paperback)

by Lucy Shahar (Author), David Kurz (Author)
Key Phrases: dugri speech, bureaucratic encounters, United States, Israeli Arabs, Middle East (more...)

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Product Description
This work provides a systematic look at cultural differences across a variety of fields: commercial, bureaucratic, professional and social settings, illustrated with many case studies and examples. It shows readers how to deal with different norms, expectations and behaviour patterns, and how to cope with what outsiders often see as the rudeness and abruptness of everyday life in Israel, where there is little predictability and where things can appear to be always in motion.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Intercultural Press (May 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877864315
• ISBN-13: 978-1877864315
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #462,476 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An important book., January 5, 1998

By A Customer

Anyone in either Israel or the US that is interested in working with a factor from the other country cannot afford not to read this book. It has nothing to do with intuition or intelligence - the differences can only be learned, either through tiresome and costly experience or through reading Border Crossings.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars right on target!, February 3, 2000

By	Moshe Fried (Israel) - See all my reviews

I work in a multinational company and am in daily contact with colleagues and clients abroad. They come from r&d, marketing and sales. When I read the book, everything clicked. All of a sudden, I understood why problems dealing with contracts, managing time and solving conflicts had arisen in the past. "Border Crossings" also gave me some good ideas about how to solve intercultural conflicts. When I first started out, I needed a dictionary to understand the language. Now that I understand the language, I need a cultural interpreter to figure out what the words and behavior really mean. "Border Crossings" is my interpreter.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Business People, June 27, 2009

By	Kelly S. (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This is an easy read with a lot of insight. They are very good about reminding the reader that their findings are framework for building professional relationships, not meant to enable stereotypes. I would recommend this book to others doing business with Israeli's or as well as Jewish Americans as there is history that many "Americans" have not been enlightened with. An easy and quick read for the business person.