Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe - Couverture souple

Dickson, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 006088164X ISBN 13 : 9780060881641

Editeur : Harper Paperbacks, 2006

Synopsis

In our globally interconnected age, misnaming where someone is from or the cultural group to which they belong often constitutes more than a harmless social gaffe. Labels for Locals provides guidance on the preferred, and sometimes disdained, names for selected locales, cities, regions, countries, and ethnic groups worldwide.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Paul Dickson has written eight bat and ball books (one on softball, seven on baseball) and is working on the third edition of his Dickson Baseball Dictionary, as well as a new work, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball. He also writes narrative 20th century American history and compiles word books. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland, with his wife, Nancy.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In our globally interconnected age, misnaming where someone is from or the cultural group to which they belong often constitutes more than a harmless social gaffe. Labels for Locals provides guidance on the preferred, and sometimes disdained, names for selected locales, cities, regions, countries, and ethnic groups worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 006088164X
• ISBN 13: 9780060881641
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1, D01 C9W8; Dublin; Irlande