The Hidden Dimension - Edward T. Hall

Hall examines the various cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society. The Hidden Dimension demonstrates how man's use of space can affect personal and business relations, cross-cultural exchanges, architecture, city planning, and urban renewal. Illustrated. \nPeople 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. \n One of the few extraordinary books about mankind's future which should be read by every thoughtful person. --Chicago Tribune \n \nThis is a book of impressive genius, replete with unusually sharp observations. --Richard J. Neutra, Landscape Architecture\n