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Autore |
McGilchrist Iain |
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Titolo |
The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world / / Iain McGilchrist |
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New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Paperback [edition].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (553 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cerebral dominance |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Asymmetry and the brain -- What do the two hemispheres 'do'? -- Language, truth, and music -- The nature of the two worlds -- The primacy of the right hemisphere -- The triumph of the left hemisphere -- Imitation and the evolution of culture -- The ancient world -- The Renaissance and the Reformation -- The Enlightenment -- Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution -- The modern and post-modern worlds. |
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