France: A Handbook for New Residents

CONTENTS: 1. Arriving and settling 2. Banking, insurance and money matters 3. Business and work 4. Cars, roads and traffic 5. Character, customs and country 6. Church, religion and belief 7. Climate, environment and physical geography 8. Clothing, footwear and fashion 9. Concise gazetteer 10. Crimes, wrongs and countermeasures 11. Defence and security 12. Drink, drugs and tobacco 13. Education, science and technology 14. Electrical and electronic goods 15. Emergencies 16. Entertainment and the arts 17. Farms, farming and gardening 18. Family and children 19. Food and eating 20. Foreigners and minorities 21. Government, politics and administration 22. Health care and social security 23. Historical overview 24. Holidays and festivities 25. Housekeeping 26. Housing 27. Human rights and consumer rights 28. Language 29. Law, lawyers and courts 30. Measurements and standards 31. Media, information and documentation 32. Museums, exhibitions and festivals 33. Non-government organisations (NGOs) 34. Orders, societies and association 35. Pets and animals 36. Post and forwarding 37. Prices 38. Registrations and certificates 39. Retirement 40. Shopping 41. Sport and leisure 42. Statistics, analyses and polls 43. Taxes, duty and excise 44. Telecommunications, broadcasting and Information technology 45. Trades 46. Travel and transport Useful Books English Index French Index.Brady, M. Michael is the author of 'France: A Handbook for New Residents', published 2007 under ISBN 9781845281328 and ISBN 1845281322.