Description
Book SynopsisWritten 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.
Trade ReviewThis scientific landscape in perpetual, cyclical flux is well described by Kushner’s engaging, accessible panorama.
—Abigail Zuger,
UndarkThis is a useful addition to the growing library of laterality literature and gives us a solid overview of the history of left-handedness.
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LATERALITYHoward Kushner's On the Other Hand is a review of the history and current state of scientific knowledge about human handedness. This doesn't sound like thrilling reading, but it is.
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LectionThe book will be of special interest to left-handed people, particularly those who have suffered negative consequences as a result, and to members of other stigmatized groups. For the rest of us, it is an interesting case-study in the seemingly limitless capacity of human beings to discriminate against those who are different from themselves.
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The PsychologistIn this interesting and highly informative book, Howard Kushner brings together a wealth of information on handedness in humans, including research into its possible causes, and past and present attitudes to left-handedness.
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The Dana FoundationThis is a very engaging and informative book that will interest scholars but should also appeal to a much wider audience.
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Social History of MedicineTable of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
1. Genes and Kangaroos
2. Criminals or Victims?
3. By the Numbers
4. Ambiguous Attitudes
5. Changing Hands, Tying Tongues
6. From Genes to Populations
7. The Geschwind Hypothesis
8. Genetic Models and Selective Advantage
9. Uniquely Human?
10. A Gay Hand?
11. Disability, Ability, and the Left Hand
Conclusion
Notes
Index
