Switzerland - Culture Smart! by Kendall Hunter - ISBN: 9781787028609
Paperback
Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate, cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country in the heart of Europe is full of surprises. Culture Smart! Switzerland

Switzerland - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

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  • Paperback

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    11 May 2021

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Summary

Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate, cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country in the heart of Europe is full of surprises. Culture Smart! Switzerland reveals the human dimension of this enigmatic country. It provides a historical overview, explores Swiss values and attitudes, and looks at the cultural continuity of festivals and traditions.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787028609
ISBN-10:1787028607
Author:Kendall Hunter
Publisher:Kuperard
Imprint:Kuperard
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:11 May 2021
Weight:208g
Dimensions:170mm x 110mm
Series:Culture Smart!
What They're Saying

Critics Review

”…the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries.” – Global Travel

“Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers,” - Sunday Times Travel; “…the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries,” - Global Travel; “…full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas,” - Observer; “…as useful as they are entertaining,” - Easy Jet Magazine; “…offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world,” - New York Times

About The Author

Kendall Hunter

Kendall Hunter is a Canadian freelance journalist, author, photographer, and entrepreneur. A graduate in Political Science from the University of Calgary, she has lived in South Africa, England, Wales, and Switzerland. Her first book, Black Taxi: Shooting South Africa, describes a year she spent working as a news photographer in Johannesburg during that country s first democratic elections. Kendall subsequently lived for ten years in Zurich. Married to a Swiss citizen and with two daughters in the Swiss school system, she wrote a regular column for an expat parenting magazine about raising children in Switzerland. She now lives in Toronto and is the founder and CEO of Culture Dock, a crowd-sourced global travel app.

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