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One Kiss or Two?

The Art and Science of Saying Hello

Scott Andy

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English
Overlook Press
21 May 2019
Social interaction
Every encounter begins with a greeting, and different cultures have developed innumerable ways of showing pleasure at someone's arrival. Humans have been greeting each other for thousands of years, so it should be the most straightforward thing in the world, but this seemingly simple act is fraught with complications, leading to awkward misunderstandings, intercultural fumblings, and social gaffes that can potentially fracture relationships forever.

Why is that? Why are greetings so important? Is there a right and wrong way to say hello? In his illuminating book One Kiss or Two?, Andy Scott-a well-traveled former diplomat and no stranger to botched first contacts himself-takes a closer look at what greetings are all about. In examining how they have developed over human history, he uncovers a kaleidoscopic world of etiquette, body-language, evolution, neuroscience, anthropology, and history. Through in-depth research and his personal experience, and with the help of experts ranging from the world-famous primatologist Jane Goodall to top sociologist Erving Goffman, Scott takes readers on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected. By the end of it, we are able to make more sense of what lies behind greetings-and what it means to be human in the modern, cross-cultural age.
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Imprint:   Overlook Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Reprint
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   330g
ISBN:   9781468316964
ISBN 10:   1468316966
Pages:   320
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Andy Scott has greeted people in more than sixty countries. He earned his PhD in history from Cambridge University. He has since served as a diplomat in Libya and Sudan and been a consultant to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and is now a Conflict and Stabilisation Adviser in the UK Government.

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