The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why (Paperback)

from untraveller

Excellent book pointing out differences of behavior and thought I'd not thought about before. Made a really good impression on me, especially after living in Asia for a year.

from abraxalito

I've lent this book out to a couple of friends so far (Chinese). I've also discussed it with Chinese friends and what the author reports here is very real and, I feel, relevant. Having tried some of the experiments on myself I begin to understand why I, a westerner, prefer to live in China - I ga...

from rabindranath

A scientist talks about things politicians and political-correct educators would love to ignore (forever), namely that differenct races actually think (if only slightly) different, or at least have slightly different preferences.

from jcbrunner

A thought too far. The author's overreach condemns this book to mediocrity. He is a psychology professor dabbling in philosophy, an American who proclaims to speak for "the West" who stuffs his (quite interesting) experimental evidence of cultural differences with half-baked, unscientific explana...

from name99

This book discusses the ways in which Chinese (or perhaps "Confucian") ways of thinking differ from American (or perhaps Western) ways. We've all heard the standard stories about this, how East Asians have more concern with family, say things less directly, blah blah; but he goes into the issues ...