The hand : how its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture / Frank R. Wilson.
The hand : how its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture / Frank R. Wilson.
The hand : how its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture / Frank R. Wilson.
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, c1998.
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N612.91/1 , N612.91/1A
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 397 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Dawn -- 2. The Hand-Thought-Language Nexus -- 3. The Arm We Brought Down from the Trees -- 4. Puppet Lessons from Alexandria and Dusseldorf -- 5. Hand, Eye, and Sky -- 6. The Grip of the Past -- 7. The Twenty-Four-Karat Thumb -- 8. The Right Hand Knows What the Left Hand Just Did -- 9. Bad Boys,...
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
The Hand delineates the ways in which our hands have shaped our development - cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and psychological - in light of the most recent research being done in anthropology, neuroscience, linguistics, and psychology. Frank Wilson's inquiry incorporates the experiences and insights of jugglers, surgeons, musicians, puppeteers,...
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The hand : how its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture / Frank R. Wilson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-378) and index.
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c1998.
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N612.91/1 , N612.91/1A
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74VM4Nm2NQVO
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0679740473
9780679412496
0679412492
9780679740476
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612.91
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991001489469702626
