Dictionary of gestures : expressive comportments and movements in use around the world / François C...
Dictionary of gestures : expressive comportments and movements in use around the world / François C...
Dictionary of gestures : expressive comportments and movements in use around the world / François Caradec ; illustrated by Philippe Cousin ; translated by Chris Clarke.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
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G 2019/3824
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Language
English
French
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Physical content
324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
On the beauty of gestures -- The Head -- The Temples -- The Ear -- The Forehead -- The Eyebrows and Eyelashes -- The Eye -- The Nose -- The Mouth -- The Lips -- The Tongue -- The Teeth -- The Cheeks -- The Chin -- The Neck -- The Shoulders -- The Armpits -- The Arms -- The Forearm -- The Elbow -- Th...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Gestures often convey meanings that transcend borders, but sometimes they bear vastly different meanings from one continent to another. This illustrated dictionary of gestures from around the world explains the way we go about joining words to gestures throughout the world in our everyday lives, with a side interest in the fact that there are no un...
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Dictionary of gestures : expressive comportments and movements in use around the world / François Caradec ; illustrated by Philippe Cousin ; translated by Chris Clarke.
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Translation of: Dictionnaire des gestes : attitudes et mouvements expressifs en usage dans le monde entier.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/3824
Record Identifier
74VKVeeJB23M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeeJB23M
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ISBN
0262038498 hardcover alkaline paper
9780262038492 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
302.222
MMS ID
991024258018102626
