The Handshake - A Gripping History (Paperback, Main)

'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.

General

Imprint:	Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Ella Al-Shamahi
Dimensions:	196 x 126 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	176
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-78816-781-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-78816-781-3
Barcode:	9781788167819

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