The Yin and Yang of American Culture: A Paradox / Edition 1

The Yin and Yang of American Culture: A Paradox / Edition 1

by Eun Y. Kim
ISBN-10:
1877864854
ISBN-13:
9781877864858
Pub. Date:
06/01/2001
Publisher:
Mobius
ISBN-10:
1877864854
ISBN-13:
9781877864858
Pub. Date:
06/01/2001
Publisher:
Mobius
The Yin and Yang of American Culture: A Paradox / Edition 1

The Yin and Yang of American Culture: A Paradox / Edition 1

by Eun Y. Kim
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Based on over thirty years of conversations and interactions with Americans and Asians, Korean American Eun Kim presents American virtues and vices from an Asian perspective, using the ancient Asian concepts of yin and yang, which coexist in everything and complete each other to maintain cosmic harmony. In this way, Kim draws us to look at the yang (light) mirror of American vices and the yin (dark) mirror or American virtues.


Examples of the virtues she discusses are generosity, competitive spirit, openness, and volunteerism. Some of the vices she explores are insistence on rights, refusal to grow up, arrogance, and tolerance of violence. In her fifty entries, the author describes and illustrates an American value and provides an Asian perspective on it as well as what she believes to be the dangers and opportunities inherent to each value. She uses personal experience, anecdotes and quotes from Asians and Americans both famous and unknown, historical background, general wisdom, and proverbs to enrich her writing.


Eun Kim straddles two cultures, her Asian homeland and her adopted country, the United States. This is a highly personal and readable book, with insights that may make the American reader squirm uncomfortably in one paragraph and glow with pride in the next.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781877864858
Publisher: Mobius
Publication date: 06/01/2001
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 228
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Eun Y. Kim is president of CEO International, an international management consulting firm based in Austin, Texas. Kim has worked in the U.S. and Asia as a management and communications consultant for many years and is the author of seven books and numerous articles on business and cross-cultural communication.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1 The Yang of American Culture: Celebration of American Virtues
Part 2 The Yin of American Culture: Liberation of American Vices
Part 3 Invitation to Global Virtues
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