Hands by Darian Leader
The history of civilization is a history of what humans do with their hands. From early tools to machinery, from fists to knives to guns, from papyrus to QWERTY to a swipeable screen, the hands have always been kept occupied. The author takes you on an unique odyssey through the history of what human beings do with their hands - and why.
Publisher's descriptionWhy do we play with our fingers when nervous? Why do zombies walk with their hands out? What connects prayer beads with iPhones? Journey down the psychoanalytic rabbit hole to discover the strange and fascinating secrets of what our hands really say about us... * Penguin *
A breezy cultural history of fidgeting * Times Literary Supplement *
Leader is a psychoanalyst with a sideline in smart, elegant books that explain ourselves to ourselves without using the jargon of clinical literature * Guardian *
An intriguing meditation on how vital our hands are to our understanding of ourselves and our world * The Times *
A breezy cultural history of fidgeting * Times Literary Supplement *
Leader is a psychoanalyst with a sideline in smart, elegant books that explain ourselves to ourselves without using the jargon of clinical literature * Guardian *
An intriguing meditation on how vital our hands are to our understanding of ourselves and our world * The Times *
Darian Leader is a British psychoanalyst and the author of Introducing Lacan, Why Do Women Write More Letters Than They Post?, Promises Lovers Make When It Gets Late, Freud's Footnotes, Stealing the Mona Lisa, Why do People Get Ill (co-written with David Corfield), The New Black, What Is Madness, Strictly Bipolar and Hands. He practises psychoanalysis in London, and he is a member of the College of Psychoanalysts and a founding member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241216477 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241216478 |
| Title | Hands |
| Author | Darian Leader |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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