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Etiquette and taboos around the world : a geographic encyclopedia of social and cultural customs / Ken Taylor and Victoria Williams, editors.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, ©2017Description: xx, 373 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1440838208
  • 9781440838200
  • 9781440838217
  • 1440838216
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BJ1815 .E86 2017
  • BJ1815-IMPORTED_FROM_090
Contents:
African American -- Algeria -- Arabian Peninsula -- Argentina -- Armenia -- Australia -- Balkan Peninsula, Western -- Bangladesh -- Basque -- Bedouin -- Belgium -- Berbers -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Canada -- The Caribbean -- Central Africa -- Central America -- Chile -- China -- Colombia -- Cuba -- East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- France -- The Fulani -- Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland -- Great Britain -- Greece -- Gujarat -- Hmong -- Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia) -- Hui -- Hungary -- Hutu and Tutsi -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran and Central Asia -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Jamaica -- Japan -- Karens -- Khmer -- Libya -- Madagascar -- Maori -- Masai -- Mexico -- Mongolia -- Morocco -- Myanmar -- Native Americans, Plains Indians -- Native Americans, Southwest -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Nigeria -- Pacific Islanders -- Pakistan -- Palestine -- Papua New Guinea -- Pashtuns -- Peru -- The Philippines -- Poland -- Portugal -- Punjab -- Quechua -- Roma -- Russia -- Scandinavia -- Singapore -- South Korea -- Southern Africa -- Spain -- Spanish-speaking Caribbean: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic -- Tajikistan -- Tamils -- Thailand -- Tibet -- Tuareg -- Turkey -- Ukraine -- Uyghurs -- Uzbekistan -- Venezuela -- Vietnam -- Western Africa -- Zhuang -- Zulu and Xhosa.
Summary: "An interesting resource for learning about the cultural differences and characteristics of people across the globe, this encyclopedia covers the "do's" and "don'ts" of a breadth of countries and major ethnic groups. Readers of this one-volume reference will gain useful knowledge of what travelers should and shouldn't do when in countries outside of the United States. After a general introduction, approximately 100 alphabetically arranged entries cover topics such as greeting and meeting, appearance and dress, table manners, body language, social situations and hospitality, verbal communications, business etiquette, religious etiquette, gift-giving, and even "netiquette" regarding social media." --publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

African American -- Algeria -- Arabian Peninsula -- Argentina -- Armenia -- Australia -- Balkan Peninsula, Western -- Bangladesh -- Basque -- Bedouin -- Belgium -- Berbers -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Canada -- The Caribbean -- Central Africa -- Central America -- Chile -- China -- Colombia -- Cuba -- East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- France -- The Fulani -- Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland -- Great Britain -- Greece -- Gujarat -- Hmong -- Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia) -- Hui -- Hungary -- Hutu and Tutsi -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran and Central Asia -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Jamaica -- Japan -- Karens -- Khmer -- Libya -- Madagascar -- Maori -- Masai -- Mexico -- Mongolia -- Morocco -- Myanmar -- Native Americans, Plains Indians -- Native Americans, Southwest -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Nigeria -- Pacific Islanders -- Pakistan -- Palestine -- Papua New Guinea -- Pashtuns -- Peru -- The Philippines -- Poland -- Portugal -- Punjab -- Quechua -- Roma -- Russia -- Scandinavia -- Singapore -- South Korea -- Southern Africa -- Spain -- Spanish-speaking Caribbean: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic -- Tajikistan -- Tamils -- Thailand -- Tibet -- Tuareg -- Turkey -- Ukraine -- Uyghurs -- Uzbekistan -- Venezuela -- Vietnam -- Western Africa -- Zhuang -- Zulu and Xhosa.

"An interesting resource for learning about the cultural differences and characteristics of people across the globe, this encyclopedia covers the "do's" and "don'ts" of a breadth of countries and major ethnic groups. Readers of this one-volume reference will gain useful knowledge of what travelers should and shouldn't do when in countries outside of the United States. After a general introduction, approximately 100 alphabetically arranged entries cover topics such as greeting and meeting, appearance and dress, table manners, body language, social situations and hospitality, verbal communications, business etiquette, religious etiquette, gift-giving, and even "netiquette" regarding social media." --publisher description.

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