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Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One: Single Man in Houston, Texas -- Chapter Two: Single Man, Interrupted -- Chapter Three: Preparing for Barranquilla -- Chapter Four: The TV Crew Comes to Houston -- Chapter Five: And So It Begins: The Romance Tour -- Chapter Six: The Friday Night Social -- Chapter Seven: First Date -- Chapter Eight: Beach Party -- Chapter Nine: Santa Marta -- Chapter Ten: The Next Days -- Chapter Eleven: Proposal -- Chapter Twelve: Cristina's First Visit to Houston -- Chapter Thirteen: Pretending to be Married: A Trial Run -- Chapter Fourteen: The Honeymoon "Before" The Wedding -- Chapter Fifteen: Coming to America: Christmas with My Family and the Wedding -- Epilogue -- Bonus Section: Your Guide To A Successful International Romance Tour -- Chapter Sixteen: Take the Next Step -- Chapter Seventeen: The Socials -- Chapter Eighteen: This is the Best Opportunity -- Chapter Nineteen: Preparing for the Tour -- Chapter Twenty: "The Do's" and "Don'ts" -- Chapter Twenty-one: The Tour "Experience" -- Chapter Twenty-two -- After the Tour -- Our America with Lisa Ling.

Assessment of the Soviet-American summit on disarmament, Oct. 1986; issue of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

THE AUTHORS RESPOND TO FRANCIS FUKUYAMA'S THESIS THAT THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM PROVES THAT HISTORY HAS ENDED, SINCE THERE IS NOW NO ALTERNATIVE TO LIBERAL CAPITALISM. THOUGH FUKUYAMA GREATLY OVERESTIMATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND POTENTIAL OF LIBERAL CAPITALISM AND TAKES NO ACCOUNT OF THE CASE FOR DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM, HIS WORK, WHICH DEVELOPS THE TRADITION OF HEGEL'S PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY, HAS A SCOPE AND THOUGHTFULNESS THAT SETS IT APART FROM SIMPLE WESTERN TRIUMPHALISM.

Studies into cultural encounters have predominantly taken point of departure in 'problematic encounters', in which researchers and participants see cultural difference as an obstacle on the road to harmonious relationships (e.g. in 'the clash of civilisations,' or in migration/integration studies). This paper proposes to study cultural encounters which are organised around ideals of cultural difference as a positive social and political force. The Danish People to People NGO Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (MS) is build around ideals of equality, co-operation, mutuality and solidarity between people and cultures. A prominent feature of the organisation is organised cultural encounters between Northern (predominantly Danish) volunteers and Africans, which takes place at 'training centres' both in Denmark and in African countries, such as Kenya or Tanzania. In this paper I will outline the theoretical framework for an investigation into MS' organisation of what I have termed 'the idealized cultural encounter', while also questioning the ways in which 'culture' is envisioned in contexts where 'encounter' is seen as a positive and desirable force.