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Culture Smart! Poland

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

by Gregory Allen, Magdalena Lipska

Description

An illuminating and practical guide to the culture, traditions, values, and way of life in modern-day Poland. Written for travellers, those going abroad for work, and armchair travellers who want to learn about new cultures.

 

Contents include:

- Local customs and traditions

- The impact of religion, history, and politics

- Eating and drinking, Polish style

- The Poles at home, work, and play

- Communication, spoken and unspoken

- Dos, don'ts, and taboos

- Local business etiquette for those travelling for work.

 

This title is part of the Culture Smart! series, which includes guides to over 100 countries around the world.

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This title is part of the Culture Smart! series, which includes guides to over 100 countries around the world.


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Reviews

"A fabulous, informative book about everything Polish. I highly recommend to anyone interested in Polish culture."



"The content of this book is unique and incredibly useful for anyone planning a trip to Poland or with an interest in Poland."



"Terrific. One of those rare instances where you get much more than you expect. I found the information on Polish people and culture to be very useful." Amazon Reader Reviews

Author Biography

Gregory Allen, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bolton, specializing in cross-cultural management in Central and Eastern Europe and contemporary Philosophy. Having lived in Poland for over a decade, he has written for a number of academic publications on Poland and other countries in the region as well as magazine articles and book editorials.


Magdalena Lipska is a Warsaw native with a great love for travel and foreign cultures. A graduate in Japanese Studies from Warsaw University, she is fluent in Japanese and spent a year in Osaka furthering her language and intercultural skills on a Japanese government-sponsored scholarship program. Today, she is an interpreter, translator, and private tutor specializing in Japanese and English.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Kuperard
  • Publication Date September 2023
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781787023307
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 10.99 GBP
  • Pages200
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2023
  • Dimensions6.75 x 4.25 inches
  • Illustration40 Images, Greyscale
  • SeriesCulture Smart!

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