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The naked Swiss : a nation behind 10 myths / Clare O'Dea.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Dea, Clare, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropology.
- Switzerland--Civilization.
- Switzerland.
- Switzerland--Description and travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Basel, Switzerland : Bergli Books, [2018]
- Language Note:
- Text in English; French words translated into English.
- Summary:
- In The Naked Swiss: A Nation Behind 10 Myths, journalist Clare O'Dea promises to change the way the world thinks about modern Switzerland - and give Swiss readers much to think about too. In 10 fact-based chapters O'Dea investigates positive myths of modern Switzerland (The Swiss are Rich/Brilliant/Have the Perfect Democracy) with the same sharp journalistic eye she uses to assess negative ones (The Swiss are Crooked Bankers/Xenophobic/Helped the Nazis). It is a view of Switzerland that will surprise even many Swiss readers.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Chapter 1: The Swiss Are Swiss
- Chapter 2: The Swiss Are Rieh
- Chapter 3: The Swiss Are Xenophobie
- Chapter 4: The Swiss Are Brilliant
- Chapter 5: The Swiss Are Sexisr
- Chapter 6: The Swiss Are Neutral
- Chapter 7: The Swiss Helped che Nazis
- Chapter 8: The Swiss Are Boring
- Chapter 9: The Swiss Are Crooked Bankers
- Chapter 10: The Swiss Have the World's Best Democracy
- Chapter 11: The Swiss are European
- Afterword
- Glossary of Swiss Politics
- Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9783038690405
- 3038690406
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