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Rethinking body language : how hand movements reveal hidden thoughts / Geoffrey Beattie.
| Author/creator | Beattie, Geoffrey author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1 Edition. |
| Publication | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. |
| Description | x, 276 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: a new perspective on an old problem -- Two separate languages? -- Where the action is a remarkable biological miracle? -- Images in the hands, images in the mind -- Different vehicles of meaning -- Gestures and the frustrations of everyday life -- Speech is only half the story -- Who or what the hands portray -- How our eyes are drawn to the gestures of others : the gesture limits itself intelligently to what matters? -- Manipulating the salience of individual elements to see how gestures respond -- How metaphoric gestures affect us -- Putting iconic gestures into TV advertisements -- How iconic gestures can leak the truth -- Unconscious gesture can leak unconscious attitude -- Concluding remarks -- References. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015034712 |
| ISBN | 9780415538886 (hb) |
| ISBN | 0415538882 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9780415538893 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 0415538890 (softcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BF637.N66 B4297 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |