The Hidden DimensionPeople like to keep certain distances between themselves and other people or thigns. And this invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person's "territory" is one of the key dimensions of modern society. Edward T. Hall, author of The Silent Language, introduced the science of proxemics to demonstrate how man's use of space can affect personal and business reltions, cross-cultural interactions, architecture, city planning, and urban renewal. "One of the few extraordinary books about mankind's future which should be read by every thoughtful person." —Chicago Tribune "This is a book of impressive genius, replete with unusually sharp observations." —Richard J. Neutra, Landscape Architecture |
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Page 59
... ment , A review of the immediate receptors reveals first that Ameri- cans who live urban and suburban lives have less and less opportunity for active experiences of either their bodies or the spaces they occupy . Our urban spaces ...
... ment , A review of the immediate receptors reveals first that Ameri- cans who live urban and suburban lives have less and less opportunity for active experiences of either their bodies or the spaces they occupy . Our urban spaces ...
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... ment , touching distance being not the position of visual rendition , but of motor reaction of some physical expression of sentiment , like fisticuffs , or the various acts of love . ( Italics mine . ) The interesting point about ...
... ment , touching distance being not the position of visual rendition , but of motor reaction of some physical expression of sentiment , like fisticuffs , or the various acts of love . ( Italics mine . ) The interesting point about ...
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... ment really means , for France is a series of radiating networks that build up into larger and larger centers . Each small center has its own channel , as it were , to the next higher level . As a general rule , the roads between ...
... ment really means , for France is a series of radiating networks that build up into larger and larger centers . Each small center has its own channel , as it were , to the next higher level . As a general rule , the roads between ...
Contents
CULTURE AS COMMUNICATION | 1 |
DISTANCE REGULATION IN ANIMALS | 7 |
Social Distance | 13 |
Copyright | |
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