The Handshake - A Gripping History
Author(s): Ella Al-Shamahi
Cultural Studies | Non-Fiction | Social Sciences | History
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.
Product Information
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- : Profile Books Limited
- : Profile Books Ltd
- : 0.01
- : 01 September 2021
- : 1.6 Centimeters X 12.6 Centimeters X 19.6 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ella Al-Shamahi
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 302.222
- : 176