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OverviewIn the everyday but unspoken give-and-take of human relationships, the silent language plays a vitally important role. Here, a leading American anthropologist has analyzed the many ways in which people talk to one another without the use of words. The pecking order in a chicken yard, the fierce competition in a school playground, every unwitting gesture and action--this is the vocabulary of the silent language. According to Dr. Hall, the concepts of space and time are tools with which all human beings may transmit messages. Space, for example, is the outgrowth of an animal's instinctive defense of his lair and is reflected in human society by the office worker's jealous defense of his desk, or the guarded, walled patio of a Latin-American home. Similarly, the concept of time, varying from Western precision to Eastern vagueness, is revealed by the businessman who pointedly keeps a client waiting, or a person who murders his neighbor for an injustice suffered twenty years ago. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward T Hall , Stephen ThornePublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing ISBN: 9798212024808Publication Date: 13 September 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"The Silent Language shows how cultural factors influence the individual behind his back, without his knowledge. -- ""Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher""" The Silent Language shows how cultural factors influence the individual behind his back, without his knowledge. -- Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher Author InformationEdward T. Hall (1914-2009) was a widely traveled anthropologist whose fieldwork took him all over the world--from the Pueblo cultures of the American Southwest to Europe and the Middle East. Dr. Hall was born in Webster Groves, Missouri. He received an AB degree from the University of Denver, and MA from the University of Arizona, and a PhD in anthropology from Columbia University. Stephen Thorne trained at RADA and played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and London. He has worked extensively in radio, with over two thousand broadcasts for the BBC, including Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series and the part of Treebeard in The Lord of the Rings. His television work includes EastEnders, Boys from the Bush, Death of an Expert Witness, and David Copperfield. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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