{"product_id":"the-handshake-a-gripping-history","title":"The Handshake: A Gripping History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElla Al-Shamahi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e9781788167819\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo let's join palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she embarks on a funny and fascinating voyage of discovery - from the handshake's origins (at least seven million years ago) all the way to its sudden disappearance in March 2020. Drawing on new research, anthropological insights and first-hand experience, she'll reveal how this most friendly of gestures has played a role in everything from meetings with uncontacted tribes to political assassinations - and what it tells us about the enduring power of human contact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40512769097763,"sku":"9781788167819","price":24.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_7908.jpg?v=1720500189","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/the-handshake-a-gripping-history","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}