Do's and taboos around the world

Author(s)

• Axtell, Roger E.
• Parker Pen Company

Bibliographic Information

Do's and taboos around the world

edited by Roger E. Axtell ; compiled by the Parker Pen Company ; [illustrations by Robert Weber, Howard Munce]

John Wiley & Sons, c1990

2nd ed.

• pbk.

Note

Includes index

"A Benjamin Book"

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This blend of tips, facts and cautionary tales tells travellers how to dress, exchange gifts, deal with unusual food, pronounce names, and interpret body language in 96 countries. The second edition has been revised and updated.

Table of Contents

• Protocol, Customs, and Etiquette
• Hand Gestures and Body Language
• A Quick Guide to the Ways of the World
• Gift Giving and Receiving
• American Jargon and Baffling Idioms
• Tips for Incoming Visitors to the U.S
• Postscript
• Appendix
• Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA12131655
• ISBN:
  • 0471521191
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 200 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HF5387
  • DC19 : 395
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Business etiquette
  • LCSH : Intercultural communication