Patriarchal Bargaining In India & The US
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10 pages in length. While patriarchal bargaining seems very strange to us, not only is it the tradition in India, it is a tradition that is practiced routinely and with fervor. Any business aspiring to invest in India must understand that though patriarchal bargaining is not our way, it is theirs. US companies investing in India must remember that they essentially are guests in the country, and as such, owe it to their hosts to make concessions to India's old traditions without necessarily embracing them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Bargain.wps

Survival of the Zoroastrians of India
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This 12 page report discusses the Zoroastrians of India (also known as the Paris or Parsees), who fled from Persia in the Middle Ages to protect their beliefs from the spread of Islam. The founder of their religion was the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathushtra). The increasing complexities of modern society have also deeply affected the Zoroastrians, who like most deeply religious groups that exist outside of the mainstream of life, have been susceptible to the overpowering and transformative power of modern life. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWzoroas.wps

Social Hierarchy: Similarities Between Old Regime Europe, America, Hindu India and Confucian China
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A 7 page discussion of the similarities between four distinct geographic and political regions in terms of social hierarchy. Emphasizes the role of the lower classes in shaping and supporting each region. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPsocHei.wps