Field Guide to Gestures by Nancy Armstrong
A handbook of more than one hundred body language signs and gestures includes illustrations of each accompanied by a detailed synopsis of their meanings, origins, and more subtle nuances as they vary among cultures and through time. Original.Neil Armstrong is Professor of Paediatric Physiology, the Founding Director of the Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, and was the Inaugural Provost of the University of Exeter, UK. He won the only Queen's Anniversary Prize (QAP) to be awarded for research in sport medicine. The QAP was presented by HM the Queen at Buckingham Palace for 'world class work which is of outstanding quality and importance to the nation.' His research and its impact have been disseminated through over 600 scientific publications and invited presentations in 45 countries. In addition to his earned PhD and DSc, Neil has received honorary doctorates from Universities in both Europe and North America. Uniquely, he has twice chaired the Sport Science Panel in the UK Research Assessment Exercise and chaired both the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and the Physical Education Association of the UK (PEAUK). He currently chairs the Board of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology and serves as a member of the IOC's expert group on sport, health, and exercise in youth. He was the first scientist to be awarded Fellowship of the American (FACSM), European (FECSS), and British (FBASES) Colleges/Societies of Sport Medicine/Science and other Fellowships received have included the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Society of Biology, the Royal Society of Health, the Higher Education Academy, the PEAUK, and the National Academy of Kinesiology (USA).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781931686204 |
| ISBN 10 | 1931686203 |
| Title | Field Guide to Gestures |
| Author | Nancy Armstrong |
| Series | Field Guide Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quirk Books |
| Year published | 2003-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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