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The Hispanic Way: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes and Customs in the Spanish-Speaking World

The Hispanic Way: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes and Customs in the Spanish-Speaking World

zoom enlarge 		Authors: Judith Noble, Jaime Lacasa
Publisher: Passport Books
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.6

ISBN: 0844273899
Dewey Decimal Number: 468.2421
EAN: 9780844273891
ASIN: 0844273899

Publication Date: August 6, 1990
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For All Students Students will find The Hispanic Way an indispensable reference as it familiarizes them with the common as well as the divergent cultural traits of the Hispanic world. Includes 73 major points, covering everything from acronyms and abbreviations to bullfighting, dating, holidays, and work. Increases students' cultural awareness and ability to understand Spanish-speakers everywhere.

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3 out of 5 stars living la vida loca   March 2, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

As a Hispanic/Tejano, I wanted to check out this book to see much were familiar to me as well as checking out the similarities/differences between countries or regions. I found this book to be interesting but not enough to be satisfied.br /br /However, I was confused on how this book alphabetized on aspects of the Hispanic life. So, you get lessons in cultural norms, holidays, Spanish and others in random order. Perhaps it would have been better if there were separate categories in different aspects of the Hispanic life or in countries/regions.br /br /Overall, good book with some interesting tidbits of the Hispanic way of life.


4 out of 5 stars Interesting   January 26, 2006
 6 out of 8 found this review helpful

The bit of info this book offers is interesting, as well as valuable in getting to know the people culture. My knowledge of both areas is increased. The reading is interesting enough to maintain one's interest. I didn't want to put it down until I finished the little book, once I started to read it.


4 out of 5 stars Get some culture, Hispanic-style!   September 18, 2002
 16 out of 17 found this review helpful

These 73 "points" on Hispanic Culture give insight in areas you may have puzzled over. The alphabetical arrangement of points may seem awkward, e.g., the second point is "Approaching strangers in public to ask something," but it does yield a pleasing eclecticism. br / And there's a fine index to zero in on particular topics along with a helpful bibliography. The emphasis is on "little-c" culture -- those subtle elements of behavior in daily interaction that can add to culture shock if not understood. The points pertain to the entire Spanish-speaking world, and distinctions are often made between different countries. This will be a great help to you if you are traveling in a Spanish-speaking land.br / Passport has put out other books in this series: The Russian Way, The German Way, The Italian Way, The French Way, etc. I've gleaned fascinating tidbits from several of them, but haven't found them intriguing enough to make part of my home library as I did The Hispanic Way.


5 out of 5 stars Great little book!   June 18, 1999
 18 out of 25 found this review helpful

I work at a Spanish language school in Costa Rica (ilisa.com) and we give this book to students on special occasions. It deals with and explains a lot of issues that people encounter when learning Spanish here. If you deal with Hispanics a lot or are going to live in Latin America, get this book!

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