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Title: The French Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the French by Ross Steele ISBN: 0-8442-1495-7 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Stop ! This book is just full of cliches and very biased !
Comment: Although some historical references are right (not all of them however), most of the content of this book is based on cliches and stereotypes about France ...
First of all , how can you name a book "Aspect of behavior, attitudes , etc ... of French people" ? It sounds like a book about animals.
Also I was very disappointed by the lack of information about regions and cities other than paris.
To me it is not the kind of book that will help you understand the French culture or even help you travel throughout France, it is rather a very biased pro-american comparison between french and american cultures.
Stay away from this book !
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good guide to culture of "France" only.
Comment: This book is part of a series of cultural guides; others in the series are "The Hispanic Way", "The German Way", & "The Italian Way". I'd read & enjoyed both "The Hispanic Way" & "The German Way", so when finding "The French Way", I wanted to read it, too. Taken as a guide exclusively to France & its people, this book is quite serviceable & thorough. And like any book this size & attempting to deal with a topic of this scope, "The French Way" is not going to be exhaustive, but rather is a good introduction & "stepping-stone" to further reading. There is indeed good information in this book. However, "The Hispanic Way" & "The German Way" are more thorough, providing information not exclusive on "Spain" or "Germany", respectively, but on Spanish-speaking countries & German-speaking coutries, too. Obviously, the francophone world is huge, & a book of this size would have to focus primarily on one area; "The Hispanic Way" focused on Spain, does provide information about Hispanic America as well. I had hoped that "The French Way" would include some information about Belgium, Luxembourg, & Canada at least. Since this book doesn't include at least a little more information about these other francophone areas, I'd have to give it only 4 stars.
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Title: Au Contraire! Figuring Out The French by Gilles Asselin, Ruth Mastron ISBN: 187786482X Publisher: Intercultural Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Julie Barlow ISBN: 1402200455 Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cultural Misunderstandings: The French-American Experience by Raymonde Carroll, Carol Volk ISBN: 0226094987 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier ISBN: 0312308760 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Culture Shock! France (Culture Shock! France, 2nd Ed) by Sally Adamson Taylor ISBN: 155868767X Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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