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100 1 _aNISBETT Richard E
245 _aThe geography of thought :
_bhow Asians and Westerners think differently and why/
_cRichard E Nisbett
260 _aNew York :
_bFree Press,
_c2004
300 _axxiii, 263 p.
520 _aThere are distinct differences in Western and eastern thought process and perceptions. This book considers why this should be, tracing the development of ideas about cognition over three thousand years of human history. Argues that these differences are deeply rooted but that there are indications of some degree of convergence between the two at the present time.
650 _aCOGNITION AND CULTURE
650 _aTHINKING
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