This unconventional book takes the reader on a cultural journey to
explore the gradual internationalization of past cultures as they
become the societies of the present. Eight thematic chapters
provide accessible and interdisciplinary views of cultural and
post-cultural manifestations of human diversity, bringing to the
non-specialist audience an introduction to values, authority,
international media, social capital, cultural globalization and
civic community. Contemporary questions concerning nations,
migration, post-modernism, multiculturalism, and faith systems are
discussed. Each thematic chapter gathers data, provides insights,
and gains in anecdotal momentum to offer the non-specialist reader
a panorama of past and future culture written in thought-provoking
prose. Limited experience with international cultural environments
and the professional demand for individuals aware and sensitive to
diversity has created a need for accessible and pragmatic cultural
training books tailored to the needs of non-specialists. Many
engineers, scientists, doctors, psychiatrists, development
professionals, managers and people working in international affairs
have limited background knowledge of world cultures and few
opportunities to correct this gap. Traditional area studies courses
and expatiate training address some operational needs by giving
"do's and taboo's" advice on specific regions in the world and
cataloguing and comparing social styles for the purposes of
management, tourism, technology-transfer or trans-national problem
solving. These and other publications focused on the theories of
intercultural communication provide occupational and practitioner
advice for people who cross cultures. This essay builds on
cross-cultural studies, but takes a broad and interdisciplinary
perspective on past and future culture to emphasize the transitory,
temporary and path-dependent conditions of all cultural behavior.
Past and Future Culture provides eight "Culture Focus"
mini-chapters featuring a brief snapshot of one major contemporary
civilization. Focus chapters include the cultural spheres of India,
China, Russia, Africa, South America, the "West," Japan, and
Central Asia. In just a few pages, the reader can get a broad
overview of essential historical and societal topics concerning
these world growth regions. This up-to-date and engaging essay is a
"portable" world of culture, filling a gap in the educational
curriculum and training literature of specialized career programs
crowded with disciplinary objectives and occupational focus.
Drawing from more than a thousand academic publications, the author
takes a unique interdisciplinary perspective to emphasize the vital
importance of cultural awareness for all international
undertakings. The intentionally broad topic span makes a wide range
of important humanistic and social science concepts relevant to
careers in business, science, engineering and medicine.
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