{"product_id":"gesture-and-speech-october-books-9780262515429","title":"Gesture and Speech October Books","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombines in one volume Technics and Language and Memory and Rhythms, the cornerstones of Leroi-Gourhan's comprehensive theory of human behavior and cultural development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndré Leroi-Gourhan (1911-1986) was an anthropologist and paleontologist whose theoretical endeavors extended well beyond those realms to encompass the culture of the twentieth century and its most advanced developments. His bold and coherent revision of both analytic and archaeological methods revolutionized the study of prehistoric culture. His adoption of the structuralist method for the analysis of prehistoric art enabled a radical rethinking and clearer understanding of its nature, with resulting implications for the understanding of the art of our own times, and for a broad range of contemporary issues.Leroi-Gourhan was, for example, concerned with questions of communication, particularly the ways in which new techniques of communication reshape our understanding of language and writing. His wo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195158884695,"sku":"9780262515429","price":49.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gesture-and-speech-october-books-9780262515429","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}