Morrison and Conaway have coauthored five books on international communications, hundreds of articles, and several databases. For Americans headed to Latin America for business, they offer an
updated edition of material previously published in Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands by Morrison (2006, F+W Publications, Inc.). Each chapter focuses on one of the 18 countries profiled and follows
the same format: three questions to gauge current knowledge about the country and culture; five business-related highlights; country background information, including demographics, history,
government, language, and some perspectives from the country’s viewpoint; natural and human hazards; a ＂cultural orientation＂ section giving a cultural anthropologist’s view; business
practices; and protocol for greetings, forms of address, gestures, gifts, and dress. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
