Morocco - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture [Paperback]

Jillian York (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 14, 2006 | Series: Culture Smart!

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include


* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken


"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." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

Editorial Reviews

Review

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.

About the Author

JILLIAN YORK is an American teacher and writer who lives and works in Morocco. A graduate of Binghamton University with a B.A. in Sociology, specializing in North African and Middle Eastern Studies, she studied Arabic at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, as part of her degree course. She currently teaches English as a foreign language at the American Language Center of Meknès.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Kuperard; Reprinted edition edition (November 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857333373
• ISBN-13: 978-1857333374
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.5 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #512,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Africa
  • #57 in Books > Travel > Africa > Morocco
  • #80 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Etiquette > General

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost identical, July 9, 2007

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B. Blackburn "BAB" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morocco - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture (Paperback)

This is a good guide but is almost identical to Culture Shock! Morocco: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette by Orin Hargraves (Author)
So if looking for a book either of these two will do, no need to purchase both.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for the short-stay tourist, February 22, 2007

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J. Nass (western New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morocco - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture (Paperback)

I spent all sorts of money searching for this book (I bought 7 books in all); then found this little book, which is perfect for the tourist who wants to learn enough history, culture, geography, and language to travel well in Morocco. After reading it, cover to cover, I bought three more copies for others going to Morocco.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money, May 13, 2007

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H.W. (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Morocco - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture (Paperback)

Thinking I should know a little about the customs of a country I plan to visit, I bought this book based on a review, which highly touted it. If you're looking for useful insights, you won't find any here. This book is one of the most superficial guides I have ever come across. The information contained in it is general and generic and nothing more than can be gleaned from travel brochures.