The Essential Guides to Customs and Cultures

The Essential Guides to Customs and Cultures
The ground-breaking Culture Smart! guides reveal the human dimension of a country,
providing visitors with a deeper understanding of the people they will meet at their destinations.
Culture Smart! guides are absolutely essential for tourists, students, business travellers,
government agencies and smart worldwide travellers.
Summer 2016
New Editions
Culture Smart! Cuba
Culture Smart! India
Culture Smart! Iran
The largest island in the Caribbean,
Cuba is famous for the romantic
charm of its crumbling colonial
cities, the beauty of its white
sand beaches, and its irresistible
Afro-Cuban dance beats. But it
is also a land of shortages and
tight government control, which
has been in a sixty-year political
standoff with its superpower
neighbour, the USA. As travel restrictions are
relaxed tourists can once again visit the island. Culture
Smart! Cuba offers insights into Cuba’s fascinating
history, national icons, unique food, vibrant cultural
scene, and world-renowned music. Most of all, this book
aims to show you how best to break the ice and get a
better understanding of the infinitely resourceful Cuban
people, who despite severe hardships and shortages
over many years remain optimistic and fiercely proud of
their heritage and culture. India’s population of 1.2 billion is
as varied and colorful as the spice
markets of Old Delhi. Each region,
caste, and community has its own
culture, reflecting unique histories
shaped by conquest, creativity,
and religion, expressed in distinct
languages, social customs, art
forms, and expectations of life.
Steeped in tradition, exceptionally
fatalistic, and intensely passionate
about their culture, the Indians are an ingenious,
adventurous, and creative people. Culture Smart! India
will make you aware of basic values and behavioral
norms, show you how to navigate cultural differences
and connect with real people, and offer invaluable
insights into this great, endlessly fascinating land.
Western fascination with
Iran is nothing new, home
to one of the world’s oldest
civilizations. Iran is also
a modern society that is
experiencing great change.
Although it is still feeling
the effects of the Islamic
Revolution of 1979, social
restrictions have loosened
considerably in recent years. Culture
Smart! Iran takes you beyond the clichés to
show how life in Iran really is and how you can
feel comfortable in its society. This entrancing,
beautiful, and sometimes infuriating place is a
country whose inhabitants genuinely wish visitors
Khosh amadi! – Welcome!
ISBN: 978-1-857-33840-9
Publication Date: 14 July 2016
ISBN: 978-1-857-33847-8
Publication Date: 14 July 2016
Culture Smart! Ireland
Culture Smart! Spain
Twenty-first century Ireland is the
product not only of its history
and culture, but also of massive
political change, remarkable
efforts to heal centuries-old
animosities, a metamorphosis in
social and religious attitudes, and
the dramatic peaks and troughs
of a transformed economy.
Businesspeople and visitors who
don’t know Ireland will find this book an
invaluable introduction to the people, the country, and
the economic opportunities it offers; while if you think
you know Ireland and the Irish you will find plenty here
to broaden and deepen that knowledge, and also plenty
that will surprise you.
Spain has had a major impact
on European and world history.
This is the nation that enjoyed
a golden age of enlightenment,
that discovered America and
gathered in its riches, and that
left the great legacy of its culture
and its language, today spoken by
over four hundred million people.
Culture Smart! Spain explores the
complex human realities of modern Spanish
life. It describes how history and geography have
created both regional differences and shared values and
attitudes. It prepares you for their boundless energy
and widespread religious devotion; and offers practical
tips on how to behave and make the very most of your
visit.
Culture Smart!
Switzerland
ISBN: 978-1-857-33848-5
Publication Date: 14 July 2016
ISBN: 978-1-857-33842-3
Publication Date: 14 July 2016
ISBN: 978-1-857-33838-6
Publication Date: 14 July 2016
There is far more to
Switzerland than beautiful
scenery, chocolate, watches,
faceless bankers, and spotless
cities. The real Switzerland
is full of surprises and
anything but bland. A model
of peace and multicultural
cooperation, with one of
the highest standards of living in Europe.
Culture Smart! Switzerland provides an historical
perspective, explores Swiss values and attitudes,
and looks at the cultural continuity of festivals and
traditions. It helps you navigate the workplace,
the neighbourhood, and the social scene of this
fascinating society.
ISBN: 978-1-857-33844-7
Publication Date: 14 July 2016
Over 1 million copies sold worldwide
“These cultural guides offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world…” – New York Times
“Full of fascinating – as well as common sense – tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas” – The Observer
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All Culture Smart! guides • Size: 169 x 110 mm • Extent: 168 pages • Illustrations throughout
PREPARING FOR YOUR MOVE ABROAD • Extent: 240 pages • Size: 198 x 128 mm
WESTERN EUROPE • Extent: 480 pages • Size: 210 x 148 mm
AROUND THE WORLD IN 500 FESTIVALS • Extent: 272 pages 246mm x 189mm
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