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Author: Diccon Bewes
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473699711
Size: 17.97 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Swiss Watching

by Diccon Bewes, Swiss Watching Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Swiss Watching books, 'A great subject for a cultural anthropologist and Bewes is a perfect guide' Financial Times, Book of the Year A brand new edition of the international bestseller, with new sections on the Swiss elections, the Swiss citizenship test and how Brexit has affected Switzerland. One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there's nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked island. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe's most individual and misunderstood country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Diccon Bewes proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks and skis, francs and cheese. This book dispels the myths and unravels the true meaning of Swissness.

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Author: Diccon Bewes
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
ISBN: 147369972X
Size: 43.67 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Swiss Watching 3rd Edition

by Diccon Bewes, Swiss Watching 3rd Edition Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Swiss Watching 3rd Edition books, New updated edition, new statistics and Epilogue One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there's nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked island. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe s most individual and misunderstood country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Diccon Bewes proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks and skis, francs and cheese. This book dispels the myths and unravels the true meaning of Swissness. In a land of cultural contradictions, this is a picture of the real and normally unseen Switzerland, a place where the breathtaking scenery shaped a nation not just a tour itinerary, and where tradition is as important as innovation. It's also the story of its people, who have more power than their politicians, but can't speak to one another in the same language and who own more guns per head than the people of Iraq. As for those national clichés, well, not all the cheese has holes, cuckoo clocks aren't Swiss and the trains don't always run exactly on time.

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Author: Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 73.93 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Switzerland
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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Switzerland And The Swiss

by Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers, Switzerland And The Swiss Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Switzerland And The Swiss books,

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Author: Diccon Bewes
Publisher: Piper Verlag
ISBN: 3492956149
Size: 76.93 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Travel
Languages : de
Pages : 288
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Der Schweizversteher

by Diccon Bewes, Der Schweizversteher Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Der Schweizversteher books, Der Engländer Diccon Bewes hat die Schweiz zu seiner Wahlheimat gemacht. Aber wie heimisch werden unter Menschen, die nicht gern übers Wetter reden und beim Anstellen keine ordentliche Schlange bilden? Am besten mit einer Reise. Zu den Wahlen unter freiem Himmel in Appenzell, zum Heidihaus nach Maienfeld, an die Wiege des roten Taschenmessers in Schwyz und zu einer Wiese namens Rütli, Geburtsort der Schweiz. Bewes' Reisebericht ist eine hintergründige und humorvolle Liebeserklärung an die Eidgenossen.

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Author: Grégoire Nappey
Publisher: Schwabe AG
ISBN: 3038690090
Size: 36.93 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 95
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Swiss History In A Nutshell

by Grégoire Nappey, Swiss History In A Nutshell Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Swiss History In A Nutshell books, Swiss History in a Nutshell gives you an easy-to-read insight into all the major facts of Switzerland's rich history. Illustrated with great humour and with its appealing concept, this book is the perfect companion to be well informed in a brief and accessible way. Among the topics are: the most fascinating moments in Switzerland's rich and colourful history; from its cavemen to its conquests, foundation, growth, independence and prosperity; Switzerland's surprising past as a leading military power in Europe; how Swiss democracy matured through several revolutions; the origins of Swiss cultural differences and how they were overcome to create a stable federal republic; how Switzerland's direct democracy, consensus politics and legendary good industrial relations were achieved. Cartoons (naughty and nice) illustrate this kaleidoscope of key events that have created Switzerland as it is today.

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Size: 19.10 MB
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Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
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The Horological Journal

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Size: 73.77 MB
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Engineering Mechanics Devoted To Mechanical Civil Mining And Electrical Engineering

by , Engineering Mechanics Devoted To Mechanical Civil Mining And Electrical Engineering Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Engineering Mechanics Devoted To Mechanical Civil Mining And Electrical Engineering books,

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Size: 44.95 MB
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Category : Switzerland
Languages : en
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Swiss News

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Size: 32.65 MB
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Category : Law
Languages : en
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The Law Times

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Size: 72.33 MB
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Category : Mechanics
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English Mechanic And World Of Science

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