Switzerland Inside Out Hardcover in Dust Jacket 1998 Swiss Culture, Politics, Society

Title: Switzerland Inside Out

Author: Lydia Lehmann (editor)

Description: Red cloth boards with black lettering. Near fine. DJ in clear archival sleeve. Color and b/w photographs. 371 pp. 12 x 8.75 inches.

A broad overview and examination of Switzerland with essays on the political, economic, and social realms, published for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of this European state. Contents: Preface by Flavio Cotti; Small, Free, Quant, Neutral; The Political System; Switzerland in Europe-A Confederation and a Union (Robert Schneebeli); Liechtenstein and Switzerland (Roland Marxer); Swiss Security Policy: Protection of the Population (Albert A. Stahel); Switzerland in a Globalized Economy (Franz Blankart); Not All Cheese and Chocolate (Cecile Heusser-Bachmann); The Swiss as Bankers (Hans Vontobel); The Swiss Tax System (Richard J. Wuermli); Protection of the Environment (Hans Weiss); Education in 26 Cantons and in a Changing World (Robert Schneebeli); Science-A Global Enterprise (Heinrich Rohrer); Religion in Switzerland (Fritz Stolz); Equal Before the Law, But (Rene Levy); Changing Patterns of Multilingualism (Urs Durmuller); Art in Switzerland (Christoph Eggenberger); Swiss Architecture Across the Globe (Roman Hollenstein); maps; appendices.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Publisher: SJCC [Swiss-Japanese Chamber of Commerce]

Place: Zurich

Year: 1998

ISBN: 3952152609

Language: English

Keywords: Switzerland, European countries,