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Pakistan - Culture Smart! Safia Haleem

Pakistan - Culture Smart! By Safia Haleem

Pakistan - Culture Smart! by Safia Haleem

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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.

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Pakistan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Safia Haleem

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.

Pakistan - Culture Smart! Reviews

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, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas.' Observer, ' as useful as they are entertaining.' Easy Jet Magazine, ' offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world.' New York Times

About Safia Haleem

Safia grew up in Peshawar, the north western border city of Pakistan. She trained as a teacher and had a post-graduate degree in linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In1987 she started her career as a journalist of the BBC and moved to Great Britain. As a journalist she traveled to India, Iran, China and Afghanistan and frequently visited Pakistan where most of her family members live. In 2004, as the Director of a Project for the BBC World Service Trust, she lived in Afghanistan and worked in some of the remote parts of the country. She is an established writer of Pashto, her first language, and several of her novels and short story books have been published in the region. In the past Safia worked on a freelance basis developing educational material for Afghanistan, and advises a group of Afghan volunteer doctors based in Europe. A full time Pashto writer, she has authored over 20 books, half of them on the history of the Pashtoon people. Safia is also the patron of a charity in Peshawar that works to promote education and vocational training for women to become economically empowered. Safia Haleem has her own Website in Pashto and in English.

Table 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 Communication Negotiating - Women in Society Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don t - Making Friends

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CIN1857336771VG
9781857336771
1857336771
Pakistan - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Safia Haleem
Safia Haleem
Culture Smart!
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Kuperard
20130418
168
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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