Italy - Culture Smart!
Italy - Culture Smart!
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Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
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Italy - Culture Smart! by Barry Tomalin
Italy delights and stimulates with its magnificent cities and monuments, its stunningly beautiful landscapes, the glory of its art and architecture, the richness and variety of its food, the elegance of its design and fashion, and the vitality and charm of its people. Italian style and culture have been exported all over the world. What is it like at home? Almost ten years after the 2008 banking crisis, Italy struggles to maintain its standard of living, the stability of the currency, and its ability to provide jobs for its school leavers and university graduates, many of whom now leave to work elsewhere in Europe. In addition, the influx of refugees from southeast Europe and across the Mediterranean is putting pressure on both its security and its economy. How are traditional Italian society and politics changing to deal with these challenges, with its most famous political personality of the last ten years, the former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, still apparently waiting in the wings? The Italians are the most European-minded of nations, having emerged from a long history of regional fragmentation. Culture Smart! Italy introduces you to their history and culture and offers an insider's guide to their daily lives, passions, and preoccupations. This is your chance to get to know them better.
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
Marian Lebor is a journalist, editor and filmmaker who was born and educated in London. She graduated in History from Queen Mary College, London University. In 1994, she moved to Israel with her young family. She writes for a variety of English-language publications in Israel and abroad on Israel-related themes. Her work has appeared in the Guardian and in Anglo-Jewish newspapers. She compiled and edited a 280-page book about the North West London Jewish Day School for its 60th anniversary, and she edited and contributed to Memories that Won t Go Away , a book about the Kindertransport. She produces short films that highlight Israel s diversity, culture and technology for websites, online magazines, and non-profit organizations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857338300 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857338308 |
| Title | Italy - Culture Smart! |
| Author | Barry Tomalin |
| Series | Culture Smart! |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kuperard |
| Year published | 2016-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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