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Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible without the support of many, many people. Duquesne University provided a Presidential Scholarship grant and generous support from the College of Liberal Arts. Everyone at SUNY Press was outstanding, especially Series Editor Ronald L. Jackson II. Colleagues in the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies sacrificed a great deal to see me through this project; I owe a huge debt to Ron Arnett, Pat Arneson, Cindy Burke, Janie Fritz, Richard Thames, and Calvin Troup. Our wonderful graduate students also contributed to the development of ideas, and several served as research assistants. I especially thank Vasil Tsarev (who provided the cover image as well), Laura Fulmer, Alex Prabaharan , and Laurie Duffy. Officially, this book has been about four years in the making: the writing itself started with a Ph.D. seminar in 2003. But really it is the product of a young lifetime of curiosity about intercultural contexts—and the adventures , mistakes, and friends I made within them. Without those friends and the support of my family, there would have been only grief; instead there is hope. Beverly Stoeltje, Dick Bauman, Pesio Masei, Robert Nelson, Fr. Matthew McClain, and Cem and Yildiz Zeytinoglu deserve special thanks, as do the folklore grads from Indiana University–Bloomington. You have my undying admiration. Besides my husband and son, the greatest thanks go to my large and rather loud family of origin. My father has been a model of cosmopolitan ethics. I especially thank him and my Mom and my brothers Jim, Mike, Dave, and Tim. I’m now mature enough to say (tongue firmly in cheek) that this book is about how right they occasionally are. Above all: Estoy muy alegre que Usted es conmígo. ix ...

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