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An uncommon history of common courtesy : how manners shaped the world  Cover Image Book Book

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

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1426208138 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781426208133 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 303 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic ; 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Shake hands, tip hats -- Say the magic words -- Elbows off the table -- Rank's privileges -- All in the family -- The game of life -- On the road again -- Getting & spending.
Subject: Etiquette > History.
Manners and customs.
United States > Civilization > Miscellanea.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library BJ 1821 .P38 2011 30775305474711 General Collection Available -

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