The Mechanism of Human Facial Expression (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction) - Hardcover

Duchenne De Boulogne, G. -B.

 
9780521363921: The Mechanism of Human Facial Expression (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction)

Synopsis

Andrew Cuthbertson provides an English translation of the great French neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne's Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine.

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Review

"...elegant and highly detailed work on the anatomy of facial expression..." Dr. Carroll E. Izard, Unidel Professor

"This book is a must for students of human facial expression." Leonard R. Rubin, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

"I would recommend this book most highly for its illustrations, especially to those interested in the interface of science and art, early photography, or the use of images in medicine." Maria Trumpler, Isis

Book Description

In Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine, the great nineteenth-century French neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne combined his intimate knowledge of facial anatomy with his skill in photography to produce a fascinating interpretation of the ways in which the human face portrays emotions. Here, Andrew Cuthbertson provides an English translation complete with a reproduction of the marvellous Album of photographs.

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9780521032063: Mechanism, Human Facial Expression (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction)

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ISBN 10:  0521032067 ISBN 13:  9780521032063
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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