China - Culture Smart! - The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system. Dynasties came and went, but the essence of being Chinese remained more or less unchanged until the twentieth century.

List of contents

Brief History - Politics - Economic Life - Traditions - Friendships & Family - Relationships - Bureaucracy - Religion - Humour - Local Holidays - Taboos - Invitations - Gifts - Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working

Summary

Culture Smart! China puts the country into an historical context, explains deep-seated cultural attitudes, and guides the visitor through a maze of unfamiliar social situations. It will enable you to discover for yourself the warmth, intelligence, humor,

Report

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

Product details

• Authors: Culture Smart!, Kathy Flower
• Assisted by: Geoffrey Chesler (Editor)
• Publisher: Kuperard
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2017
• EAN: 9781857338546
• ISBN: 978-1-85733-854-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Culture Smart!; Culture Smart! The Essential G; Culture Smart!; Culture Smart! The Essential G
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides > Asia