Mongolia - Culture Smart! :The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture - Culture Smart!

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Mongolia - Culture Smart!

Mongolia - Culture Smart! :The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture - Culture Smart!

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"Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan's empire it was ruled by one or the other, but in 1990 the Mongols embraced democracy. Now, after two centuries of Manchu stagnation and seventy years of Soviet communism, they are rebuilding their national heritage. Rarely in the news but making progress toward a market economy, this resource-rich but infrastructure-poor country is a land of pioneers, and its greatest asset is the Mongol people, who are friendly, cooperative, ambitious, and well educated. English is now the first foreign language and the country's leaders are forging new partnerships with international investors. Travelers from across the world are drawn to the oland of blue skyo by its picturesque mountains and lakes, flower-carpeted steppes and stony deserts, home to the snow leopard, the wild horse and camel, and the Gobi bear. The broad pasturelands, with herds of grazing livestock, and the traditional lifestyle of the nomads contrast with the busy streets of the capital Ulan Bator, a bustling metropolis of over one million people, modern hotels, apartments, and shops, i
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781857337174
ISBN10 1857337174
Number Of Pages 168
Item Weight 1000 g
Product Dimensions 110 x 169 x 13 mm
Publisher / Reseller Kuperard
Format paperback
Edition New edition
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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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Author's Bio

"ALAN SANDERS is the leading British authority on Mongolia. A former lecturer in Mongolian Studies at London's School of Oriental and African Studies, he worked for many years at the BBC and is now a freelance consultant, writing about Mongolia's political and economic scene. He is a member of the International Association of Mongolian Studies, Ulan Bator, and contributes to seminars and publications of the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit of the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the Mongolian Order of the Pole Star for promoting BritishuMongolian relations and knowledge about Mongolia."

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