The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0195112717 ISBN13: 9780195112719 Release Date: April 1998 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Length: 512 Pages Weight: 1.70 lbs. Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.5" x 5.7" Why do dogs wag their tails and cats purr? Why do we get embarrassed, and why does embarrassment make us blush? Why do we frown when we're disappointed? These any many other questions about the emotional life of humans and animals are answered in this remarkable book. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was an immediate best-seller when it was first published in 1872 and still provides the point of departure for research into emotion and facial expression. In his study of infants and children (including delightful observations of his own baby's smiles and pouts), of the insane, of painting and sculpture, of cats and dogs and monkeys, and of the ways that people in different cultures express their feelings, Darwin's insights have not been surpassed