Mongolia - Culture Smart! - Alan Sanders

Mongolia - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

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Buch | Softcover
168 Seiten
2015 | New edition
Kuperard (Verlag)
978-1-85733-717-4 (ISBN)
12,45 inkl. MwSt
Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
"Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan's empire it was ruled by one or the other, but in 1990 the Mongols embraced democracy. Now, after two centuries of Manchu stagnation and seventy years of Soviet communism, they are rebuilding their national heritage. Rarely in the news but making progress toward a market economy, this resource-rich but infrastructure-poor country is a land of pioneers, and its greatest asset is the Mongol people, who are friendly, cooperative, ambitious, and well educated. English is now the first foreign language and the country's leaders are forging new partnerships with international investors. Travelers from across the world are drawn to the oland of blue skyo by its picturesque mountains and lakes, flower-carpeted steppes and stony deserts, home to the snow leopard, the wild horse and camel, and the Gobi bear. The broad pasturelands, with herds of grazing livestock, and the traditional lifestyle of the nomads contrast with the busy streets of the capital Ulan Bator, a bustling metropolis of over one million people, modern hotels, apartments, and shops, i

"ALAN SANDERS is the leading British authority on Mongolia. A former lecturer in Mongolian Studies at London's School of Oriental and African Studies, he worked for many years at the BBC and is now a freelance consultant, writing about Mongolia's political and economic scene. He is a member of the International Association of Mongolian Studies, Ulan Bator, and contributes to seminars and publications of the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit of the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the Mongolian Order of the Pole Star for promoting BritishuMongolian relations and knowledge about Mongolia."

Brief History Politics - Economic Life Traditions - Friendships & Family Relationships Bureaucracy Religion Humour - Local Holidays Taboos Invitations Gifts Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working Communication Negotiating - Women in Society Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don t - Making Friends

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.1.2016
Reihe/Serie Culture Smart!
Zusatzinfo Illustrations
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 110 x 169 mm
Themenwelt Reisen Bildbände Asien
Reiseführer Asien Mongolei
Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-85733-717-4 / 1857337174
ISBN-13 978-1-85733-717-4 / 9781857337174
Zustand Neuware
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