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The Handshake

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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.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781788167819
  • ISBN-10: 1788167813
  • Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
  • Publish Date: November 2021
  • Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
  • Page Count: 176

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