Culture is the holistic interrelationship of a group＇s identity, beliefs, values, activities, rules, customs, communication patterns, and institutions （Dodd, 1998）. Values are important components of a given cultur...Culture is the holistic interrelationship of a group＇s identity, beliefs, values, activities, rules, customs, communication patterns, and institutions （Dodd, 1998）. Values are important components of a given culture accepted by individuals sharing that culture. They are deep and hidden elements of the cultural iceberg that are seldom questioned or defended but can reflect different characteristics of different cultures. Kluckhohn and Strodbeck＇s value model is used here to analyze distinct Chinese and American culture.展开更多
This paper uses intercultural identification and accommodation theories.Since Obama became US President on January 20,2009,he has widely demonstrated a considerable cultural transformation in his thinking toward the M...This paper uses intercultural identification and accommodation theories.Since Obama became US President on January 20,2009,he has widely demonstrated a considerable cultural transformation in his thinking toward the Middle East and Islam.Chinese Middle Eastern scholars’perspectives on US policies toward the Middle East and Islam include likely future positive developments by Obama.This paper assesses this transformation during his campaign,in the 2008-09 Gaza crisis bridge issue between the Bush and Obama administrations,with events occurring later,and his June 4,2009 address in Cairo,Egypt.展开更多
Jimmy Carter,Palestine:Peace not Apartheid,NY:Simon and Schuster,2006.U.S.President and Nobel Peace Laureate,Jimmy Carter(1977-1981)has written nearly 20 books,including two on the Middle East,both The New York Times ...Jimmy Carter,Palestine:Peace not Apartheid,NY:Simon and Schuster,2006.U.S.President and Nobel Peace Laureate,Jimmy Carter(1977-1981)has written nearly 20 books,including two on the Middle East,both The New York Times bestsellers:The Blood of Abraham Insights into the Middle East published by Houghton Mifflin with printings and updates in 1985,1993,and 2007,and Palestine:Peace not Apartheid.Appearing on the English channel of Al Jazeera.展开更多
文摘Culture is the holistic interrelationship of a group＇s identity, beliefs, values, activities, rules, customs, communication patterns, and institutions （Dodd, 1998）. Values are important components of a given culture accepted by individuals sharing that culture. They are deep and hidden elements of the cultural iceberg that are seldom questioned or defended but can reflect different characteristics of different cultures. Kluckhohn and Strodbeck＇s value model is used here to analyze distinct Chinese and American culture.
文摘This paper uses intercultural identification and accommodation theories.Since Obama became US President on January 20,2009,he has widely demonstrated a considerable cultural transformation in his thinking toward the Middle East and Islam.Chinese Middle Eastern scholars’perspectives on US policies toward the Middle East and Islam include likely future positive developments by Obama.This paper assesses this transformation during his campaign,in the 2008-09 Gaza crisis bridge issue between the Bush and Obama administrations,with events occurring later,and his June 4,2009 address in Cairo,Egypt.
文摘Jimmy Carter,Palestine:Peace not Apartheid,NY:Simon and Schuster,2006.U.S.President and Nobel Peace Laureate,Jimmy Carter(1977-1981)has written nearly 20 books,including two on the Middle East,both The New York Times bestsellers:The Blood of Abraham Insights into the Middle East published by Houghton Mifflin with printings and updates in 1985,1993,and 2007,and Palestine:Peace not Apartheid.Appearing on the English channel of Al Jazeera.
