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The geography of thought : how Asians and westerners think differently-- and why / Richard E. Nisbett.

Title
The geography of thought : how Asians and westerners think differently-- and why / Richard E. Nisbett.
Author
Nisbett, Richard E.
Publication
New York : Free Press, c2003.

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Description
xxiii, 263 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
A professor of psychology examines the divergent ways in which eastern and western cultures view the world, offering suggestions about how today's interdependent global cultures may be bridged.
Subject
  • Ethnopsychology
  • Cognition and culture
  • East and West
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Mental Processes
  • Psychology, Comparative
  • Western World
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison > Far East
  • Mental Processes > Far East
  • Psychology, Comparative > Far East
  • Western World > Far East
  • Asia, Eastern
  • East Asia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-252) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The syllogism and the Tao -- The social origins of mind -- Living together vs. going it alone -- "Eyes in back of your head" or "Keep your eye on the ball"? -- "The bad seed" or "The other boys made him do it"? -- Is the world made up of nouns or verbs? -- "Ce n'est pas logique" or "You've got a point there"? -- And if the nature of thought is not everywhere the same? -- The end of psychology or the clash of mentalities?
ISBN
  • 0743216466 (hc)
  • 0743255356 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2002032178
OCLC
  • 50479308
  • SCSB-10454413
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library