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100 1 Collinsworth, Eden,|eauthor.
245 10 I stand corrected :|bhow teaching western manners in china
became its own unforgettable lesson /|cEden Collinsworth.
|h[Boundless electronic resource]
250 First edition.
264 1 New York :|bNan A. Talese/Doubleday,|c[2014]
300 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)
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520 A fascinating fusion of memoir, manners, and cultural
history from a successful businesswoman well versed in the
unique challenges of working in contemporary China. During
the course of a career that has, quite literarily, moved
her around the world, no country has fascinated Eden
Collinsworth more than China, where she has borne witness
to its profound transformation. After numerous experiences
there that might best be called "unusual" by Western
standards, she concluded that despite China's growing
status as a world economy, businessmen in mainland China
were fundamentally uncomfortable in the company of their
Western counterparts. This realization spawned an idea to
work collaboratively with a major Chinese publisher on a
Western etiquette guide, which went on to became a
bestseller and prompted a branch of China's Ministry of
Education to suggest that she create a curriculum for the
school system. In I Stand Corrected, Collinsworth tells
the entertaining and insightful story of the year she
spent living among the Chinese while writing a book
featuring advice on such topics as the non-negotiable
issue of personal hygiene, the rules of the handshake, and
making sense of foreigners. Scrutinizing the kind of
etiquette that has guided her own business career, one
which has unfolded in predominately male company,
Collinsworth creates a counterpart that explains Chinese
practices and reveals much about our own Western culture.
At the same time, I Stand Corrected is a wry but self-
effacing reflection on the peripatetic career she led
while single-handedly raising her son, and here she
details the often madcap attempts to strike a balance that
was right for them both.
520 Documents how the author's extensive business dealings in
China led to her collaboration with a major Chinese
publisher on a Western etiquette guide and her year spent
teaching and learning American and Chinese rules of
etiquette.
520 "A fascinating fusion of memoir, manners, and cultural
history from a successful businesswoman well-versed in the
unique challenges of working in contemporary China. During
the course of her long and successful business career, no
country has fascinated Eden Collinsworth more than China.
After numerous business experiences that might best be
called "unusual" by Western standards, she had a crucial
insight: despite the growing status of China as a world
economy and the unprecedented range of Chinese investments
overseas, businessmen in mainland China--well-educated and
speaking English--were fundamentally uncomfortable in the
company of their Western counterparts. This realization
spawned a Western etiquette guide for Chinese businessmen,
which went on to be a huge best seller in China and formed
the basis for new curriculum supported by the Chinese
Ministry of Education. In I Stand Corrected, Collinsworth
tells the story of the year she spent writing that book,
creating a counterpart that both explains Chinese
practices and reveals much about our own Western culture.
She explores topics including the non-negotiable issue of
personal hygiene; the rules of the handshake; making sense
of foreigners; and that which is considered universally
rude. She also scrutinizes some of the Western etiquette
that has guided her own business career, one which has
unfolded in predominately male company. At the same time,
I Stand Corrected is a retrospective journey, a wry but
self-effacing reflection on the peripatetic career she led
while single-handedly raising her son. Like all parents,
she didn't always have answers, and here she details the
many, often ludicrous, attempts to strike a balance that
was right for both of them"--|cProvided by publisher.
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600 10 Collinsworth, Eden.
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650 0 Etiquette|zChina.
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650 7 Manners and customs.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01007815
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651 7 Western countries.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01302083
655 4 Electronic books.
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