Beyond Words: Movement Observation and Analysis

By Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto

Book Overview

Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways.

Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the first edition of the book, maintaining a focus on the processes of movement as opposed to discussions of static body language. The authors combine textual discussion with a new set of website-hosted video instructions to ensure that readers develop an in-depth understanding of nonverbal communication, as well as the work of its most influential analyst, Rudolf Laban.

This fully-revised, extensively illustrated second edition includes a new introduction by the authors. It presents a fascinating insight into this vital field of study, and will be an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners in many activities, from performing and martial arts, athletics, to therapeutic and spiritual practices, conflict resolution, business interactions, and intercultural relations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415610028
• ISBN13: 9780415610025
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Beyond Words: Movement Observation and Analysis

I didn't get a chance to read the whole book - I needed a few chapters for class but the book is interesting. The book is also very pertinent to my field of study: Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling. Beyond Words does shed light upon people's nonverbal communication which is something that tends to go overlooked in every day interactions.