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Handshake: A Gripping History

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Handshake: A Gripping History

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ISBN: 9781788167819
Title: Handshake: A Gripping History
Author: AL-SHAMAHI ELLA

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.

Format: Paperback
Price: $23.00

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Weight 10 g
Dimensions 196 × 126 × 16 mm