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Swiss watching : inside the land of milk and money / Diccon Bewes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2012Edition: Second revised editionDescription: xii, 324 p. : maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781857885873 (pbk.)
  • 1857885872 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 914.940474
LOC classification:
  • DQ26 B572s 2012
Contents:
The landlocked island -- Stepping back through time -- In the land of cocks and crosses -- Ask the audience -- Wealthy, healthy and wise? -- War and peace -- Made in Switzerland -- The hole truth -- Where the chocolate comes from -- Climb every mountain -- Seeking Heidi.
Summary: The country that gave us triangular chocolate and holey cheese. The country famous for its punctual trains and strict neutrality. The country that has yodelling festivals on national television. A revealing journey around Switzerland, showing how the breathtaking scenery shaped the nation and introducing a people with more power than their politicians, who can't speak to each other in one language and own more guns per head than the people of Iraq. Swiss Watching is a light-hearted yet revealing journey around Europe's most individual country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Swiss Watching proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks, skis, francs and cheese.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) DQ26 B572s 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000117704

Previous ed.: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-321).

The landlocked island -- Stepping back through time -- In the land of cocks and crosses -- Ask the audience -- Wealthy, healthy and wise? -- War and peace -- Made in Switzerland -- The hole truth -- Where the chocolate comes from -- Climb every mountain -- Seeking Heidi.

The country that gave us triangular chocolate and holey cheese. The country famous for its punctual trains and strict neutrality. The country that has yodelling festivals on national television. A revealing journey around Switzerland, showing how the breathtaking scenery shaped the nation and introducing a people with more power than their politicians, who can't speak to each other in one language and own more guns per head than the people of Iraq. Swiss Watching is a light-hearted yet revealing journey around Europe's most individual country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Swiss Watching proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks, skis, francs and cheese.

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