
Summary
The first book to bring together the many different everyday gestures that are used all over the world. Desmond Morris has travelled to over 60 countries while making field studies of human body language, and made notes of hand gestures and facial expressions. The result is a fascinating reference book of over 600 different gestures from Europe, the Middle East, North & South America and the Far East. The book is arranged alphabetically under the part of the body used with Meaning, Action…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224101394 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0224101390 |
| Author: | Desmond Morris |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 189mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Desmond Morris
Born in 1928, Desmond Morris was educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities. He served as the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo from 1959 for eight years.
In 1967, he published The Naked Ape, a seminal work that has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and significantly altered perceptions of the human species.
An accomplished artist, television presenter, filmmaker, and writer, Desmond Morris’s books have been translated and published in over thirty-six countries.
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