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Argentina - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Series: Culture Smart!
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Argentina - Culture Smart! by Mary Godward and Robert Hamwee offers an insightful guide to understanding Argentinean society's nuances, traditions, and everyday practises. This book is an essential resource for travellers seeking to engage with locals and navigate the cultural landscape with ease and respect. From social etiquette to historical context, it provides valuable tips for an enriching experience in Argentina.
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You might enjoy this book if you are planning a trip to Argentina or have a keen interest in understanding the country's rich cultural nuances. It provides valuable insights into Argentine customs, traditions, and social etiquette, making it a perfect companion for travellers and cultural enthusiasts alike.

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Have a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, and traditions will help you to better understand your hosts, while tips on etiquette and communicating will help you to navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

Regular travel guides provide sightseeing info, accommodation listings and prices, all of which are freely available online and susceptible to Covid-related travel restrictions. Culture Smart! guides, however, focus on the people, their history, culture, traditions, and etiquette-information that is not readily available online from any single source, and make for an insightful and valuable read whether on the road or at home.

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The second-largest country in South America, Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many scars, but these are largely eclipsed by the pride and resilience of the Argentinian people, who have developed a style, a language, and a joie de vivre that are all their own.

Embracing much more than gaucho, tango, and soccer, Argentina is very unlike its neighbours. And, due to the unique way in which it evolved, it is quite different from the expectations many visitors have of a stereotypical Latin American destination.

This new, updated edition of Argentina - Culture Smart! looks at the attitudes and values of the people and how they've adapted to the challenges and events of the last decade. It introduces you to their customs, traditions, fiestas, lifestyle, and cuisine, and provides you with the essential tools to make the most of your time here.

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

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Argentina - Culture Smart! is praised for offering a perfect introduction to the unique quirks and customs of Argentina. The book provides fascinating and practical tips that help avoid cultural misunderstandings, making it a valuable resource for travellers. Its content is both informative and entertaining, ensuring a pleasurable reading experience while preparing readers for their adventures.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781787023369

Publisher: Kuperard

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Kuperard

Edition: Revised edition

Illustration: 50 black & white photos; 50 black & white photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 205g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Mary Godward is an Argentina-based cultural relations specialist. Having served as Country Director for the British Council in Argentina, she has designed, directed, and delivered a range of projects and partnerships in the field of education, science, arts, and language. Robert Hamwee is a training and management consultant who was born and brought up in Argentina before moving to the UK at the age of twenty-three. He has a degree in music and business management and speaks six languages. He is the founder and director of Aliquot Consulting Group, which specializes in international and cross-cultural training and business issues.

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