Hände

German, Jochen Hörisch, 2021
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From Goethe's Faust to hand play - The hand plays a central role not only as a sensory organ and tool, but also in history and literature.

It grasps and feels, caresses and strikes, greets and concludes contracts: No part of the body is as versatile as the hand. In language, we find countless examples of its prominent role: we take a thing in our hands, something cannot be dismissed out of hand, and a goal would be within reach if only we didn't have two left hands. Every era associates its own ideas with the hand - and if we are increasingly controlling machines with speech, that says a lot about the change we are undergoing. Jochen Hörisch introduces us to the whole variety of hands that we encounter in literature and in the history of ideas.

Key specifications

Language
German
topic
History & Archaeology
Subtopic
Historical topics and events
Author
Jochen Hörisch
Number of pages
304
Book cover
Hard cover
Year
2021
Item number
16418347

General information

Publisher
Hanser
Category
Non-fiction
Release date
25.1.2021

Book properties

topic
History & Archaeology
Subtopic
Historical topics and events
Language
German
Author
Jochen Hörisch
Year
2021
Number of pages
304
Edition
2
Book cover
Hard cover

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Product dimensions

Height
210 mm
Width
150 mm
Weight
455 g

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