- Western Civilization, Cerebral dominance, Civilization, western, Brain, physiology
"Now available in a larger format, a fascinating exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture."--Publisher description.
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Cool, earnest, spare and grave.
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Iain McGilchrist
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 608
- Publisher
- Yale University Press, Audible Studios on Brilliance, Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780300168921
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