Right Hand, Left Hand
Subtitle: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: September 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780674009530
Subjects: Chemistry; Physiological Psychology; Left- and right-handedness; Science; Science/Mathematics; Anthropology - General; Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Science / Biology; Laterality; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Cerebral dominance
Description: A labor of love and enthusiasm as well as deep scientific knowledge, Right Hand, Left Hand takes the reader on a trip through history, around the world, and into the cosmos, to explore the place of handedness in nature and culture. Chris McManus considers evidence from anthropology, particle physics.