Faces Evolution Human Face by Landau Terry (5 results)
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Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.Abacus Bookshop
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softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. Tall 8vo, 294 pp. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).
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Seller: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, CanadaTurtle Creek Books and Sheet Music
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Presents a touch of edgewear, all else fine. Terry Landau was an American writer and researcher who brought to her work an interest in the intersection of science, perception, and human experience, approaching her subjects with the accessibility and narrative clarity of a writer committed to mak…ing complex material engaging and comprehensible to a broad general readership. Her background and interests positioned her well to tackle a subject that sits at the confluence of biology, psychology, neuroscience, cultural history, and everyday human experience. About Faces is a wide ranging exploration of the human face, examining it from multiple perspectives including the biological and evolutionary foundations of facial structure and expression, the psychology and neuroscience of how human beings perceive and recognize faces, and the cultural and social dimensions of how faces are read, judged, and responded to across different human contexts and traditions. The face as a subject offers extraordinary richness for a writer willing to pursue it across disciplinary boundaries, as it touches on some of the most fundamental aspects of human experience including identity, communication, social belonging, and the recognition of emotion. The book examines the remarkable human capacity for face recognition, which neuroscience has revealed to be a highly specialized cognitive function supported by dedicated neural architecture, and explores what happens when this capacity is disrupted or absent as in the condition of prosopagnosia or face blindness. This scientific content is balanced with broader cultural and historical material examining how faces have been represented, interpreted, and invested with meaning across different societies and historical periods. Landau also addresses the social dimensions of facial appearance, including the ways in which physical attractiveness and facial characteristics influence human judgment and social interaction in ways that are often unconscious and automatic, drawing on psychological research to illuminate the extent to which faces shape our responses to one another in ways we rarely examine critically. The writing is accessible and engaging throughout, reflecting the author's awareness that her subject matter, while grounded in serious scientific and scholarly research, has an immediate and universal human appeal that makes it well suited to presentation for a general audience curious about the science and culture of one of the most fundamentally human of all subjects.
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Seller: Diatrope Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Diatrope Books
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Unmarked text. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout. Based on a popular exhibit of the same name, this book is a scientific analysis of the human face discusses evolution, the social significance of facial appearances, and the universality of emotional expressions. The book asks what faces r…eveal, how they deceive, what they represent, and why they mirror the mind. Bibliography. Index. 294p. Measures 7x10 inches.
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- First Edition
Seller: Z-A LLC, Lenore, ID, U.S.A.Z-A LLC
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Softcover. Condition: New. Stated First Edition. NEW; 9.7 X 7.0 X 0.9 inches; 294 pages.
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Published by Doubleday., New York., 1989
- Hardcover
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.BookMine
Contact seller5-star sellerDecorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 295 pps.
