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The Puzzle of Left-handedness
Rik Smits
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Description for The Puzzle of Left-handedness
Paperback. Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed and those of us who aren't don't tend to give left-handedness much thought. In this title, the author explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of various kinds, including mental retardation, insomnia, suicidal urges, criminality and shorter life spans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 81 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 385.
Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed and those of us who aren't don't tend to give left-handedness much thought. Yet throughout history left-handers have been associated with clumsiness, untrustworthiness and insincerity. The Latin word for left, sinister, is redolent of all kinds of ominous connotations. Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our left-handed forebears. Through an array of historical anecdotes, strange superstitions and old wives' tales, Smits explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds, including mental retardation, alcoholism, asthma, hay fever, diabetes, insomnia, suicidal urges, ... Read more
Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed and those of us who aren't don't tend to give left-handedness much thought. Yet throughout history left-handers have been associated with clumsiness, untrustworthiness and insincerity. The Latin word for left, sinister, is redolent of all kinds of ominous connotations. Rik Smits uncovers why history has been so unkind to our left-handed forebears. Through an array of historical anecdotes, strange superstitions and old wives' tales, Smits explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of all kinds, including mental retardation, alcoholism, asthma, hay fever, diabetes, insomnia, suicidal urges, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780230436
SKU
V9781780230436
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99-15
About Rik Smits
Rik Smits is a linguist and science journalist and is the author of Dawn: How Language Made Man (2009). He is left-handed.
Reviews for The Puzzle of Left-handedness
'There is a "whiff of negativity" around left-handedness, admits the science journalist and lefthander Rik Smits in this fascinating study of the phenomenon ... popular legends about left-handedness - and left v right in general - are scarcely less virulent, and Smits dispatches them entertainingly and ably ... thoroughly enjoyable.' - Sunday Times 'In this scholarly and entertaining book, Rik ... Read more