Abstract
McManus, I.C. (2002). Left Hand, Right Hand. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 412pp. £20.00. ISBN 0-297-64597-8 (hbk). When I want to annoy my colleagues, I usually inform them that all of psychology (and the sciences and humanities, for that matter) can be reduced to differences between the left and the right sides. After reading Left Hand, Right Hand by Chris McManus, I am starting to wonder if I might not be that far off the mark. This wonderful book takes the reader on a journey round all things that have a left and a right side. The topics covered in the book are diverse and range from asymmetries in the molecular structure of amino acids to socio-cultural interpretations of the semiotics of left and right. The book's chapters frequently start by describing a central historical character, such as Robert Hertz (an anthropologist interested in the symbolism of left and right) or Thomas Watson (one of the first to describe the condition of situs inversus). At one level, these historical figures provide th...
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