Canada - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture - Couverture souple

Lemieux, Diane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185733454X ISBN 13 : 9781857334548

Editeur : Kuperard, 2008

Synopsis

Canada - Culture Smart! Culture Smart! Canada offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Canada. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:

* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

"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." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

Biographie de l'auteur :

DIANE LEMIEUX is a Canadian writer and journalist based in the Netherlands. Born in Quebec into a diplomatic family, she traveled widely in her childhood. She has a BA in Communication from the University of Ottawa, an MA in Development Studies from Leeds University, and a post-graduate diploma in International Relations from Amsterdam University. She has lived and worked in seven countries around the world. Diane specializes in intercultural communication, national diversity, and expatriate issues, and has written extensively on these subjects for professional journals, newspapers, and the Dutch Government.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Kuperard
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 185733454X
• ISBN 13: 9781857334548
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168