Culture shock! : Italy / Raymond Flower, Alessandro Falassi
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
1995
Information About
This book is not meant to be the definitive tourist guide. It tries to paint a picture of Italian life, and drawing on Italian traditions to explain its culture, its behaviour, its literature, food and attitudes.
Additional Details
- Title
- Culture shock! : Italy / Raymond Flower, Alessandro Falassi
- Creators
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- Flower, Raymond, 1921-
- Subject
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- Etiquette--Italy
- Italy--Description and travel
- Italy--Social life and customs
- Publisher
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- Times Books International, 1995
- National Library Board Singapore, 1995
- Contributors
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- Falassi, Alessandro
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- 1. First impressions -- 2. The regions -- 3. The languages of Italians -- 4. The weight of tradition -- 5. Home life and attitudes -- 6. Travelling in Italy -- 7. Food and wine -- 8. Settling in long term -- 9. Doing business in Italy -- 10. Italian culture -- 11. Italian literature -- 12. A select historical chronology -- Cultural quiz -- Further reading -- The authors -- Index.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.