The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0679740473
- ISBN-13
- 9780679740476
- Series
- The Hand
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 397
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Frank R. Wilson
Description
Drawing from anthropology, physiology, and neurology, and using the examples of jugglers, surgeons, musicians, and puppetmakers, the author explores the role of the hand in how humans learn and form their identities. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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