斯洛伐克(英文版)/体验世界文化之旅阅读文库

by Brendan Frederick R. Edwards

谈到斯洛伐克，大家脑海里或许会浮现捷克斯洛伐克这个名字。那么，你是否知道，捷克与斯洛伐克在1993年便已分离成为两个独立的国家？相较与之接壤的捷克、匈牙利、波兰、乌克兰，这个名不见经传的欧洲小国对多数国人而言多少有些陌生。如果你有兴趣走近这个略显神秘的国度，不妨从《体验世界文化之旅阅读文库：斯洛伐克》入手，看作者用流畅平实的语言，将斯洛伐克的历史与今天、风土与人情娓娓道来，一展它的独特魅力。SlovakiaIntroductionKeyFactsChapter1LAND&PEOPLEGeographicalSnapshotClimateandWeatherTheRegionsLanguageandIdentityABriefHistoryGovernmentPoliticsTheEconomySlovaksAbroadChapter2VALUES&ATTITUDESFamilyWorkEthicFatalismandPassivitySelf-CriticismDisillusionmentandNostalgiaAGrowingConsumerCultureToSoNeddServiceWithoutaSmileWealthandMoneyMenandWomenHierarchiesandTitlesAttitudesTowardthePoliceReligionRegionalandNationalPrideAttitudesTowardForeignersandMinoritiesChapter3CUSTOMS&TRADITIONSChristmasandNewYearFasiangy（CARNIVAL）Easter096NameDaysandBirthdaysSaturdayWeddingsSlovakFolkCultureChapter4MAKINGFRIENDSMakingConversationFriendlyRelationsFormalityOpennessandDirectnessHospitalityNamesandNicknamesRomancingtheForeignerChapter5THESLOVAKSATHOMEHousingFamilyLifeEducationMilitaryServiceLoveandSexualityTheDoilyRoundChapter6TIMEOUTFoodandDrinkPubCultureDiscosandClubsMusic，Cinema，andDramaSportsandOutdoorActivitiesVacationsChapter7TRAVEL，HEALTH，&SAFETYArrivalbyAirTrains，Buses，andTramsTaxisRentingaCarandDrivingWalkingCyclingChangingMoneyWheretoStayHealthSafetyChapter8BUSINESSBRIEFINGAChangingEconomySettingUpaMeetingIntroductionsandGettin

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Published March 1, 2017

About the author

Brendan F. R. Edwards holds a Doctorate in History, specialising in Native-Newcomer relations, from the University of Saskatchewan, and Master’s degrees from Trent and McGill Universities. He is the author of Paper Talk: a history of libraries, print culture, and Aboriginal peoples in Canada before 1960 (Scarecrow, 2005), articles on Aboriginal literacy and publishing in the History of the Book in Canada (UTP, 2005, 2007), and works in the journals Ontario History and BC Studies, among others. He is also the author of a guide to Slovak culture and customs, published in 2011.