Gestures (1979)

by Desmond Morris, Peter Collett, Peter Marsh, Marie O'Shaughnessy

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Examining the gesture repertoire found in twenty-five countries, this study of conscious body language interprets the actions, postures, movements, and expressions of people engaged in conversation.

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An interesting book on human communication. 20 gestures from the United States and various countries in Europe are copared as to similarity and difference. Gestures extend and illustrate spoken words and are necessary to communicate underlying feelings. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Desmond Morris	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Collett, Peter	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Marsh, Peter	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
O'Shaughnessy, Marie	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Wave (gesture)

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Examining the gesture repertoire found in twenty-five countries, this study of conscious body language interprets the actions, postures, movements, and expressions of people engaged in conversation.

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