One Kiss or Two?: The Art and Science of Saying Hello - Hardcover

Scott, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 146831601X ISBN 13: 9781468316018

Verlag: OVERLOOK PR, 2018

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A fascinating zoom-in on the all-important, yet often neglected, first few moments of interacting with someone. Andy Scott breaks down cultural differences and awkward interactions scientifically, and always with good humor. I highly recommend this!--Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, author of The Organized Mind and Weaponized Lies

Diplomat Andy Scott speculates on the origins of the cheek-kissing tradition . . . and how to avoid a social faux pas no matter where you are.

Scott's winning study . . . combines scholarly rigor with a voice that is funny, warm, and humane. I can't imagine a better guide to the intricate art of saying hello.

After reading this book I feel liberated . . . very clever [and] refers to all kinds of academic studies in the fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, neuroscience, ecology, and social history [with] a good dash of common sense too.

Andy Scott has written an utterly charming and fascinating book. I will never be able to look at a handshake or a hug the same way again.--Joshua Foer, internationally bestselling author of Moonwalking with Einstein and co-founder of Atlas Obscura

[An] enlightening survey of greeting customs from around the world . . . Scott covers a surprising range . . . Emphasizing the virtue of human connection throughout, Scott's buoyant study is reminiscent of the work of A. J. Jacobs in its breezy mix of pop sociology, personal anecdote, and self-help.

Fascinating . . . Scott explores the origins of greetings, cultural differences, and how we can overcome our fears.

Scott, taking a cultural historian's approach, sets out to chronicle types of greetings, examine their origins, and predict what lies ahead. . . . Scott is well traveled, and he is able to weave his personal experiences (both gaffes and successes) into a surprisingly entertaining narrative. As the author debates the primacy of nurture or nature's effects on greetings, he concludes that they're based on the original bond between mother and child and important because they've been the means to connect with other humans for centuries. And that's reason enough to celebrate and explore them.

In this delightful, sometimes-provocative literary debut, Scott draws on talks with experts, including sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, primatologists, evolutionary psychologists, body-language experts, and ethnographers; readings across disciplines; and his own research. A fresh, spirited look at cultural differences.

An enjoyable look at an everyday occurrence . . . It's a recommended read, and will be the source of many interesting facts to amaze your friends.

Reseña del editor

Humans have been greeting each other for thousands of years. It should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this seemingly simple act is fraught with complications, leading to awkward misunderstandings, intercultural fumblings, and social gaffes that can potentially fracture relationships forever.Why is that? Why are greetings so important? Is there a right and wrong way to say hello? In his illuminating book One Kiss or Two?, Andy Scott—a well-traveled former diplomat and no stranger to botched first contacts himself—takes a closer look at what greetings are all about. In discovering how they have developed over human history, he uncovers a kaleidoscopic world of etiquette, body-language, evolution, neuroscience, anthropology, and history. Through in-depth research and his personal experiences, and with the help of experts ranging from the world-famous primatologist Jane Goodall to the leading sociologist of the twentieth century Erving Goffman, Scott takes readers on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected. By the end of it, we are able to make more sense of what lies behind greetings—and what it means to be human in the modern, cross-cultural age.

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• Verlag: OVERLOOK PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 146831601X
• ISBN 13: 9781468316018
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320