The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

by Iain McGilchrist

Book Overview

A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture--"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status" (Nicholas Shakespeare, Times, UK)

"Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative 'master' the right. Brilliant and disturbing."--Salley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300245920
• ISBN13: 9780300245929
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"