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Switzerland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Kendall Maycock
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Description for Switzerland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
There is far more to Switzerland than beautiful scenery, chocolate, watches, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is full of surprises and anything but bland. This small, rugged, landlocked country at the heart of Europe has been a confederation since the first three cantons came together in a defensive alliance in 1291. Four national languages are spoken within its borders. Its present twenty-six cantons are largely autonomous and retain their individual characters. In this grassroots democracy real power lies with the people, who exercise it directly through frequent referendums. Swissness is, above all, a spirit of ... Read more
There is far more to Switzerland than beautiful scenery, chocolate, watches, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is full of surprises and anything but bland. This small, rugged, landlocked country at the heart of Europe has been a confederation since the first three cantons came together in a defensive alliance in 1291. Four national languages are spoken within its borders. Its present twenty-six cantons are largely autonomous and retain their individual characters. In this grassroots democracy real power lies with the people, who exercise it directly through frequent referendums. Swissness is, above all, a spirit of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Culture Smart!
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857338447
SKU
V9781857338447
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kendall Maycock
Kendall Hunter is a Canadian freelance journalist, author, photographer, and entrepreneur. After graduating in political science from the University of Calgary she worked and lived in South Africa, England, Wales, and Switzerland. Her first book, Black Taxi: Shooting South Africa, describes her experience as a news photographer in Johannesburg during that country's first democratic elections. She is the founder of ... Read more
Reviews for Switzerland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
The perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries.
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Global Travel Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travelers.
Sunday Times Travel As useful as they are entertaining.
Easyjet Magazine Full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux ... Read more