Hands
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Hands
（Princeton science library）
Princeton University Press, c1993
Rev. ed
- : pbk
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Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, c1980
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Intended for all readers--including magicians, detectives, musicians, orthopedic surgeons, and anthropologists--this book offers a thorough account of that most intriguing and most human of appendages: the hand. In this illustrated work, John Napier explores a wide range of absorbing subjects such as fingerprints, handedness, gestures, fossil remains, and the making and using of tools.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and FiguresForewordAcknowledgmentsPt. 1Nature and Evolution of the HandCh. 1"You Need Hands..."3Ch. 2Structure of the Hand13Ch. 3Function of the Hand55Ch. 4Evolution of the Hand73Pt. 2Social and Cultural Aspects of the HandCh. 5Tool-Using and Tool-Making97Ch. 6Handedness121Ch. 7Fingerprints131Ch. 8Gestures143Suggested Reading and References159Index169
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