Bridging Cultural Conflicts: A New Approach for a Changing World

"This sparkling, brilliant, easy to read book, replete with fascinating stories, is about the problems we face in trying to understand and heal cross-cultural conflicts, at all levels of society. It shows you how to bridge successfully the gap between culture and conflict and is a must read for any student of human nature."
—U.S. Ambassador John W. McDonald, chairman and CEO, Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy

"Twenty-first century society is global. Without becoming skillful at building bridges across cultures, our global society will not succeed. Bridging Cultural Conflicts is must reading for all of us who care about creating a positive future."
—Nancy J. Adler, professor of International Management, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

"Bridging Cultural Conflicts is a must read for the cross-cultural sojourner. No matter if it be Japan, Zimbabwe, Peru, Holland, the Peace Corps, the Marine Corps, or your church's overseas work camp, there will come a time when you are suddenly "the stranger." Profound things happen at that juncture. It is a teachable moment. You can quit and go home, curl up in a ball, or go hang with your own people. Or you can make the leap into new realms of experience. LeBaron's primer shows you the way. Her path is cultural fluency, comfort with differences, and the search for common humanity. Follow it."
—Peter S. Adler, director, Center for Science and Public Policy, Keystone Center, Keystone, Colorado

"Bridging Cultural Conflicts is a wonderful blend of personal experience and insight, new lenses for understanding differences, and practical approaches for working with individuals and groups when diversity may be a barrier to collaboration."
—Christopher Moore, partner, CDR Associates and author, The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict