On the Other Hand - Left Hand, Right Brain, Mental Disorder, and History

Does being left-handed make a person different in any way that matters?

About the author

Howard I. Kushner is the Nat C. Robertson Distinguished Professor of Science & Society Emeritus at Emory University and John D. Adams Professor of History Emeritus at San Diego State University. A visiting scholar in the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition at the University of California–San Diego, he is the author of A Cursing Brain? The Histories of Tourette Syndrome and American Suicide: A Psychocultural Exploration.

Summary

Written in a lively style that mixes personal biography with scholarly research, On the Other Hand tells a comprehensive story about the science, traditions, and prejudices surrounding left-handedness.

Product details

• Authors: Howard I. Kushner
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781421423333
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-2333-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Grundschule und Sekundarstufe I, Geschichte der Medizin, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, History of Science, Primary & middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary