
The Right Hand: Left-Handedness
Left-Handedness
Daniel Wilson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-1-108-05306-8 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout history, left-handedness has been viewed as being the mark of the devil, as evidence of mental retardation or neurosis, as showing a predisposition to criminality, or as being linked to every perceived social ill. Even into the nineteenth century, many scientists were of the opinion that left-handedness was the sign of a sinister personality. An eminent ethnologist and one of the first scientific archaeologists, Daniel Wilson (1816-92), who introduced into English the word 'prehistoric', became aware of the fact that there were as many left-handed Stone Age implements as right. As a left-hander himself, he was fascinated by these discoveries. Published in 1891, his last major work gives the results of his studies of left-handedness, which he concludes is hereditary and relates to the dominance of one hemisphere of the brain.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-05306-8 (9781108053068)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; 1. The hand; 2. The educated hand; 3. The willing hand; 4. Palaeolithic dexterity; 5. The dishonoured hand; 6. The primitive abacus; 7. The compass points; 8. Handwriting; 9. Psycho-physical action; 10. Conflict of theories; 11. Hand and brain.