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Chile : the essential guide to customs & culture / Caterina Perrone.
EBSCOhost Ebook Public Library Collection - North America Available online
EBSCOhost Ebook Public Library Collection - North America- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perrone, Caterina, author.
- Series:
- Culture smart! (London, England)
- Culture Smart
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chile--Description and travel.
- Chile--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] : Kuperard, [2017]
- Summary:
- Chile is a land of contrast and surprise, flanked by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Andes to the east, the forbidding salt basins of the Atacama Desert to the north--with a verdant Central Valley and Cape Horn at its southern extremity.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Contents
- Map of Chile
- Introduction
- Key Facts
- Chapter 1: Land and People
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- A Brief History
- Government
- Chile Today
- Human Rights and the Pinochet Case
- The Economy
- Chapter 2: Values and Attitudes
- Family
- Apellidos Vinosos
- Social Classes
- The Church
- A Divided Country
- Understatement Is Key
- Gender Relations
- Solidarity and Support
- Bureaucracy and Professionalism
- Attitudes Toward Foreigners
- Destape
- The Café con Piernas
- Regional and Racial Differences
- Chapter 3: Customs and Traditions
- Festivals and Holidays
- Chiloé, Island of Legends
- The Mapuche
- Traditional Dances
- Chapter 4: Making Friends
- The First Contact
- A Female Perspective
- Developing a Friendship
- Invitations Home
- Timekeeping
- A Note on Behavior
- Humor and Picardía
- Flirting
- Chapter 5: The Chileans at Home
- Housing
- Renting an Apartment
- Maids: Puerta Afuera or Puerta Adentro
- Birth and Childhood
- Education
- Military Service
- Marriage
- Work and Daily Life
- Shopping
- Health Provision
- Chapter 6: Time Out
- Eating and Drinking
- Eating Out
- Entertainment
- Outdoor Activities
- Money and Banking
- Chapter 7: Travel, Health, and Safety
- Flying
- Trains
- By Sea
- Buses
- Urban Transportation
- Driving
- Where to Stay
- Health
- Main Tourist Attractions
- Chapter 8: Business Briefing
- The Business Culture
- Modernity and Tradition
- Santiago and the Provinces
- Hierarchy
- Pitutos and Chaqueteo
- Doing Business with Chileans
- Arranging Meetings
- Punctuality and Formalities
- Negotiations and Decision Making.
- On Not Saying "No"
- Contracts
- Business Entertainment
- Dress Code
- Women in Business
- Chapter 9: Communicating
- Chilean Spanish and Chilenismos
- Greetings and Forms of Address
- The Media
- Telephones
- Internet
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Index
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 7, 2017).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78702-972-7
- OCLC:
- 1001376773
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