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