Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Keywords
book review, Swiss emigration, French-Swiss journalists, travel reporting
Abstract
For several months, five French-Swiss journalists travelled in other continents to meet and interview Swiss emigrants, to see how they lived and to explore their views on Switzerland and their emigration. Deliberately, the reporters chose countries far away from Europe, i.e. the United States, the Republic of South Africa, Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, and Australia. As their enterprise was not designed to be either scholarly or encyclopedic, the authors interweave impressions and information, historical facts and personal anecdotes. The result is a book that is fascinating to read as it offers vivid descriptions of places "au bout de la terre" and captivating characterizations of Swiss who, by choice or chance, went, stayed and worked there.
Recommended Citation
Burkhard, Marianne
(1985)
"Book Review: Des Suisses pas comme les autres et au bout de la terre,"
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 21:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol21/iss1/5