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Culture Shock! Morocco by: Orin Hargraves Price: CDN$ 228.01 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 964 EAN: 9781558682412 ISBN: 1558682414 Label: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co Manufacturer: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co Number Of Pages: 286 Publication Date: 1995-06 Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co Studio: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co Sales Rank: 438320 Browse for similar items by category:
Editorial Review: From Amazon.com: Orin Hargraves, author of Culture Shock! Morocco knows whereof he speaks. As a Peace Corps volunteer to that North African country in the early 1980s, he learned firsthand about the customs and culture in the Maghreb. Hargraves covers the bases with a basic but thorough overview of Moroccan history, geography, and politics. He delves into the psychological and cultural mores of the Moroccan people, from their attitudes about men, women, and family to their views on homosexuality, hospitality, and religion. The areas for potential misunderstanding between western visitors and Moroccans soon become clear, and Hargraves does his best to offer clear explanations of Moroccan thought and behavior. Chapters on intangibles, such as friendship, world view, and relations between the sexes are followed by practical dos and don'ts for living in the country. In "Communicating in Morocco," Hargraves gives readers a mini-Arabic lesson. in "Where the Guest Is King," he suggests pacing for the many courses likely to be set before a guest at a Moroccan dinner party and other important tips for how to eat from a communal bowl. He gives advice on finding housing, conducting business, and even how to spend leisure time. Though Culture Shock! Morocco is primarily intended for people making a lengthy stay in Morocco, it also makes a terrific introduction to the country for anyone planning to visit there. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Well, now I'm excitedAfter reading this book, now I'm all the more excited to visit Morocco. Hargraves paints such a vivid picture of the people, the culture. It is a complicated society, very foreign to my understanding and experience. And yet, as I read through it, so many times, page after page, I realize that the culture is so familiar, so like my experience. Most of all, I now understand that it will take a lifetime to learn to adapt to Moroccan culture. I am eager to see how the words lift off the pages and into reality. Almost every page has nuggets and key points to learn and understand, and my copy is mostly yellow from highlighting. One aspect that I wish were different, though- Hargraves appears too often to accept the stratification ... Read More: |
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