Showing off
Subtitle: the Geltung hypothesis
By: Philip L. Wagner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Human geography.; Attention-seeking.; Prestige.; Communication.; Nature -- Effect of human beings on.; Genetic psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-151) and index.
Table of contents: title: Bodies influence bodies; title: Provocation produces results; title: Acts of display; title: Show and tell; title: Proverbial Geltung; title: Actions speak louder; title: Selective impressions; title: Getting around; title: Spread the word; title: Working together; title: Sources of power; title: Limits of force; title: Borrowed energies; title: Conclusion.