Non-Verbal Communication
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Long before words became humanity's dominant currency, the human body was already speaking volumes — and Non-Verbal Communication is the definitive scholarly account of that silent, omnipresent language. Edited by R. A. Hinde, Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Cambridge and Director of the MRC Unit on the Development and Integration of Behaviour, this landmark volume assembles leading researchers to present a rigorous, interdisciplinary examination of the gestures, postures, facial expressions, and vocal cues that underpin human and animal social interaction. Drawing on ethology, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology, the collection chronicles the full spectrum of non-verbal signals — from the evolutionary origins shared with other primates to the culturally specific codes that distinguish human societies across the globe. Hinde's editorial vision gives the volume a rare coherence, weaving together empirical research and theoretical argument to illustrate how non-verbal behaviour is not mere accompaniment to speech but a parallel, often primary, communication system in its own right. The contributors argue with precision and depth, interrogating the biological substrates of expression alongside the social contexts that shape and constrain them. Published by Cambridge University Press, the work remains an essential touchstone in the fields of behavioural science and social psychology — a text that permanently altered how scholars understand the unspoken architecture of human connection. For anyone who has ever wondered what is truly being said when no words are spoken, this volume provides the most authoritative answer available.
Author: R. A. Hinde
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Long before words became humanity's dominant currency, the human body was already speaking volumes — and Non-Verbal Communication is the definitive scholarly account of that silent, omnipresent language. Edited by R. A. Hinde, Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Cambridge and Director of the MRC Unit on the Development and Integration of Behaviour, this landmark volume assembles leading researchers to present a rigorous, interdisciplinary examination of the gestures, postures, facial expressions, and vocal cues that underpin human and animal social interaction. Drawing on ethology, psychology, linguistics, and anthropology, the collection chronicles the full spectrum of non-verbal signals — from the evolutionary origins shared with other primates to the culturally specific codes that distinguish human societies across the globe. Hinde's editorial vision gives the volume a rare coherence, weaving together empirical research and theoretical argument to illustrate how non-verbal behaviour is not mere accompaniment to speech but a parallel, often primary, communication system in its own right. The contributors argue with precision and depth, interrogating the biological substrates of expression alongside the social contexts that shape and constrain them. Published by Cambridge University Press, the work remains an essential touchstone in the fields of behavioural science and social psychology — a text that permanently altered how scholars understand the unspoken architecture of human connection. For anyone who has ever wondered what is truly being said when no words are spoken, this volume provides the most authoritative answer available.