Switzerland  Culture Smart! The Ess..., Kendall Hunter
Switzerland  Culture Smart! The Ess..., Kendall Hunter
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Switzerland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Author: Kendall Hunter

Narrator: Charles Armstrong

Unabridged: 2 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/22/2021


Synopsis

Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate and cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country at 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. It will help you navigate your way through various aspects of Swiss life and society and reveal the warmth, decency, wit, and intelligence that characterizes its inhabitants.

About Kendall Hunter

Kendall Maycock 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claudia on July 06, 2017

Respectful and true This book truly captures the Swiss essence in a respectful and appreciative way. My late stepfather was Swiss (my mom and I are Latin American, he moved to our contry when they got married) and these pages brought to life so many memories! He trying to fit in a society that doesn'......more

Goodreads review by Dani on August 12, 2022

Excellent short text with a lot of relevant information......more

Goodreads review by Meg on July 26, 2024

Excellent introduction to the Swiss and Swiss culture, including is a brief history of Switzerland which gives one a greater understanding of why the Swiss are the way they are.......more

Goodreads review by Mario on April 24, 2023

Guía esencial para el que es sin duda, el mejor país del mundo.......more

Goodreads review by Barbpie on January 29, 2023

Adequate.......more