A Beginner's Guide to the Deep Culture Experience is an easy-to-read guide to deep culture-the unconscious cultural programming that we often don't notice until we go abroad. It is written for people who travel, for both business and pleasure, who want to go beyond the superficial internationalism brought about by globalization. It shows readers how to get more out of their travels and shares anthropologist Edward Hall's conviction that becoming aware of our unconscious cultural programming is a transcendental challenge facing all of us.

Joseph Shaules, PhD, has worked in intercultural education in Japan, Mexico, and Europe for more than twenty-five years. He is the director of the Japan Intercultural Institute (JII) and teaches at the Rikkyo College of Business and the Keio University International Center. Shaules is a co-presenter on the NHK Television program "Nyuusu de Eikaiwa." He is also the Japan specialist for a consulting and training company based in Germany. He is the author of several books including A Beginner's Guide to the Deep Culture Experience. He lives in Tokyo.