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The overseas Americans
- Title
- The overseas Americans / Harlan Cleveland, Gerard J. Mangone, John Clarke Adams.
- Author
- Cleveland, Harlan.
- Publication
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [1960]
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- Description
- 316 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
- Summary
- A study of what life is like for Americans living and working overseas as missionaries, businessmen, students, and government employees.
- Series Statement
- The Carnegie series in American education
- Uniform Title
- Carnegie series in American education.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliographical footnotes.
- Contents
- Preface : the Carnegie project -- pt. 1. New Americans in old societies. International affairs are internal affairs -- Why Americans leave home -- Culture shock -- The American family abroad -- pt. 2. Americans at work abroad. The government people -- The missionaries -- The businessmen -- pt. 3. The elements of effective performance. The gauge of success -- Technical skill and belief in mission -- Cultural empathy -- A sense for politics -- Organization ability -- The recruitment sieve -- pt. 4. The meaning for education. The internationalization of college -- The internationalization of graduate work -- The use and abuse of foreign languages -- The limits of training programs -- Conclusion : agenda for action.
- LCCN
- 60010598
- OCLC
- ocm00422900
- 422900
- SCSB-145192
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library