The Power of Silence Silent Communication in Daily Life
This book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful, beautiful and even dangerous. It surrounds and permeates our daily lives. Drawing on a wide range of cross-cultural, literary and historical sources, the author explores the uses and abuses of silence. He explains how silence is not associat...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
Karnac
2011.
Boca Raton, FL : [2018]. |
Edición: | First edition |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798302906719 |
Sumario: | This book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful, beautiful and even dangerous. It surrounds and permeates our daily lives. Drawing on a wide range of cross-cultural, literary and historical sources, the author explores the uses and abuses of silence. He explains how silence is not associated with solitude alone but has a much broader value within society.The main themes of The Power of Silence are positive and negative uses of silence, and the various ways in which silence has been understood culturally, socially and spiritually. The book's objectives are to equip people with a better appreciation of the value of silence and to enable them to explore its benefits and uses more easily for themselves. |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (321 p.) Also available in print format |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780429921780 9780429907555 9780429482786 9781283118637 9786613118639 9781849408974 |