The Handshake

The Handshake
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Publisher : Profile Books
Total Pages : 131
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ISBN-10 : 9781782838371
ISBN-13 : 1782838376
Rating : 4/5 (376 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Handshake by : Ella Al-Shamahi

Download or read book The Handshake written by Ella Al-Shamahi and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It's a little book of wonder, it's fantastic' Chris Evans 'A fabulously sparky, wide-ranging and horizon-broadening little study ... joyously unboring' Sunday Times Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history. So let's join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and fascinating voyage of discovery - from the handshake's origins (at least seven million years ago) all the way to its sudden disappearance in March 2020. Drawing on new research, anthropological insights and first-hand experience, she'll reveal how this most friendly of gestures has played a role in everything from meetings with uncontacted tribes to political assassinations - and what it tells us about the enduring power of human contact. Because the story of the handshake ... is far from over.


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