Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe

In our globally interconnected age, misnaming where someone is from or the cultural group to which they belong often constitutes more than a harmless social gaffe. Labels for Locals provides guidance on the preferred, and sometimes disdained, names for selected locales, cities, regions, countries, and ethnic groups worldwide.

Author: Paul Dickson
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 08/15/2006
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 7.16h x 5.10w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780060881641

About the Author
Dickson, Paul: -

Paul Dickson has written eight bat and ball books (one on softball, seven on baseball) and is working on the third edition of his Dickson Baseball Dictionary, as well as a new work, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball. He also writes narrative 20th century American history and compiles word books. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland, with his wife, Nancy.

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