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Author Patrick, Bethanne, author.

Title An uncommon history of common courtesy : how manners shaped the world / Bethanne Patrick.

Publication Info. Washington, District of Columbia : National Geographic ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2011.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2014.

Item Status

Edition [Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (63 entries) ; digital files
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Contents Foreword by Judith Martin (aka Miss Manners) -- Introduction -- Chapter one: shake hands, tip hats -- Handshakes -- Bowing -- Kissing & hugging -- Greetings & salutations -- Honorifics & names -- Gestures -- Chapter two: say the magic words -- Saying please -- Saying thank you -- Saying you're welcome -- Saying hello -- Saying "how are you?" -- Saying goodbye -- Chapter three: elbows off the table -- Hosts -- Guests -- Tables -- Utensils -- Foods -- Drinks -- Chapter four: rank's privileges -- Matters of state -- Down to business -- All in the timing -- Better left unsaid -- Clothes call -- No rules -- Chapter five: all in the family -- Birth -- Childhood -- Relatives -- Celebrations -- Observances -- Obligations -- Chapter six: the game of life -- Equipment -- Training -- Competition --Elementary -- University -- Professional -- Chapter seven: on the road again -- On the ground -- Behind the wheel -- In air or water -- Crossing -- Boundaries -- Carrying -- Chapter eight: getting & spending -- Currency -- Service -- Negotiation -- Staff -- Colleagues -- Competitors -- Acknowledgments -- Say please and thank you in many languages -- Manner mavens: in their own words.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary With engaging and artfully presented text, including sidebars on media mavens throughout history, social gaffes, and archaic manners, this book is as entertaining as it is informative. Readers delve into cultural similarities and differences through lively passages, colorful photography, and sidebars on unique history.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference.
Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Etiquette -- History.
Etiquette.
History.
Courtesy -- History.
Courtesy.
Manners and customs.
Manners and customs.
United States -- Civilization -- Miscellanea.
United States.
Civilization.
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea.
Electronic books.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Added Author Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Added Title Common courtesy.
How manners shaped the world.
Other Form: Print version: 1426208138 9781426208133 (DLC) 2011275859 303 pages : color illustrations
ISBN 1426208138 hardback
9781426208133 hardback
9781784029883 electronic version