Title: Showing off : the Geltung hypothesis /
Authors: Wagner, Philip L. 1921-
Publisher: University of Texas Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Human geography; Attention-seeking; Prestige.; Communication; Nature Effect of human beings on; Genetic psychology.
Contents: Bodies influence bodies -- Provocation produces results -- Acts of display -- Show and tell -- Proverbial Geltung -- Actions speak louder -- Selective impressions -- Getting around -- Spread the word -- Working together -- Sources of power -- Limits of force -- Borrowed energies -- Conclusion.