"This guide is designed to help prepare you for deployment to culturally complex environments and successfully achieve mission objectives. ... The guide consists of two parts: Part 1 introduces "culture general," the foundational knowledge you need to operate effectively in any global environment. 2: Presents "culture specific" Gabon, focusing on unique cultural features of Gabonese society and is designed to complement other pre-deployment training."--P. [2] of cover.

Spiral bound at top. Format not distributed to depository libraries. "July 2013."--Page 4 of cover.

Culture, General -- History & myth -- Political & social relations -- Religion & spirituality -- Family & kinship -- Sex & gender -- Language & communication -- Learning & knowledge -- Time & space -- Aesthetics & recreation -- Sustenance & health -- Economics & resources --Technology & material.