Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military : Culture, the Flipside of COIN 9780739179604, 9780739179598

Warfare in the 21st century is far different than warfare throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Conventional warfare w

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Cross-Cultural Competence for a Twenty-First-Century Military : Culture, the Flipside of COIN
9780739179604, 9780739179598

Coin collecting is sometimes referred to as humanistic, which originates from the Greek word nummi, or "money."

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Culture has an enormous influence on military organizations and their success or failure in war. Cultural biases often r

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This book examines culture, the "bedrock of military" effectiveness, from a theoretical and a practical point

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In varying circumstances, military organizations around the world are undergoing major restructuring. This book explores

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Considering a career in crosscultural ministry?Veteran mission professionals Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor offer a practica

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The dry, wrinkled skin, crow’s feet and rheumy eyes of old women can be seen universally, yet the actual images and thei

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I first heard about “a council of elders” in Michael Newton’s books and in his interview for my film “Flipside.” Michael

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