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Book synopsis

'It's a little book of wonder, it's fantastic' Chris Evans

'A fabulously sparky, wide-ranging and horizon-broadening little study ... joyously unboring' Sunday Times

Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history.

So let's join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and fascinating voyage of discovery - from the handshake's origins (at least seven million years ago) all the way to its sudden disappearance in March 2020. Drawing on new research, anthropological insights and first-hand experience, she'll reveal how this most friendly of gestures has played a role in everything from meetings with uncontacted tribes to political assassinations - and what it tells us about the enduring power of human contact.

Because the story of the handshake ... is far from over.

Book details

• Full title: Handshake
• Author: Ella Al-Shamahi
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• EAN: 9781788167819
• ISBN: 1788167813
• ID: 35829693
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Weight: 170 g
• Dimensions: 173 × 201 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. September 2021

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