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Drawing on a lifetime of inquiry, travel, and teaching, Philip Wagner asserts that the drive for Geltung—personal standing, recognition, acceptance, esteem, and influence—shapes all of our interactions and defines the unique social character of human bein

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction. The Geltung Hypothesis
  • One. Bodies Influence Bodies
  • Two. Provocation Produces Results
  • Three. Acts of Display
  • Four. Show and Tell
  • Five. Proverbial Geltung
  • Six. Actions Speak Louder
  • Seven. Selective Impressions
  • Eight. Getting Around
  • Nine. Spread the Word
  • Ten. Working Together
  • Eleven. Sources of Power
  • Twelve. Limits of Force
  • Thirteen. Borrowed Energies
  • Fourteen. Conclusions
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/1996
      ISBN13: 9780292791039, 978-0292791039
      ISBN10: 0292791038
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on a lifetime of inquiry, travel, and teaching, Philip Wagner asserts that the drive for Geltung—personal standing, recognition, acceptance, esteem, and influence—shapes all of our interactions and defines the unique social character of human bein

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction. The Geltung Hypothesis
      • One. Bodies Influence Bodies
      • Two. Provocation Produces Results
      • Three. Acts of Display
      • Four. Show and Tell
      • Five. Proverbial Geltung
      • Six. Actions Speak Louder
      • Seven. Selective Impressions
      • Eight. Getting Around
      • Nine. Spread the Word
      • Ten. Working Together
      • Eleven. Sources of Power
      • Twelve. Limits of Force
      • Thirteen. Borrowed Energies
      • Fourteen. Conclusions
      • Select Bibliography
      • Index

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