{"product_id":"tales-of-hi-and-bye-greeting-and-parting-rituals-around-the-world-hardback-9780521117548","title":"Tales of Hi and Bye; Greeting and Parting Rituals Around the World (Hardback) 9780521117548","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTales of Hi and Bye\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGreeting and Parting Rituals Around the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides an intriguing insight into the fascinating customs associated with greeting and parting rituals around the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTorbjörn Lundmark (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521117548, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages, 45 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e19 x 13 x 2.3 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… wry, elegant little tome … turning trivia into something more.' The Australian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWe do it over and over again, day after day, and never seem to get enough of it. Albanians do it. Zulus do it. Movie stars and plumbers do it. All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and countless ways: they wave and bow and curtsey and shake hands and rub noses and fist-bump and mwah-mwah and perform a vast array of greeting and farewell rituals, so common and natural that no-one stops to notice … Tales of Hi and Bye provides a delightful, witty, and intriguing insight into the sometimes strange and often wonderful customs associated with an ordinary, everyday event. For more information, book extracts and cartoons visit www.talesofhiandbye.com\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e To the reader\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Gestures and signals: take a bow: bending at the neck or waist\u003cbr\u003e Hi, Hitler! Arm salutes at various angles\u003cbr\u003e Do a nose job: rubbing and sniffing as a greeting\u003cbr\u003e XXXX! The heartfelt kiss\u003cbr\u003e Flashy hello: the eyebrow flash\u003cbr\u003e Getting the shakes: the story of the handshake\u003cbr\u003e Slaps, daps, thumps and bumps: not so gripping handshakes\u003cbr\u003e I dips me lid: the hat as a courtesy tool\u003cbr\u003e Hello? Hell, no! Greeting refusals\u003cbr\u003e Waves of emotion: greeting from a distance\u003cbr\u003e Customs and behaviours: no hug for Dr Livingstone: a demonstration of restraint\u003cbr\u003e It hurts to say goodbye: the Parthian shot\u003cbr\u003e How stiff can your upper lip get? Avoiding strangers\u003cbr\u003e Chinese whispers: greeting and parting rituals in China\u003cbr\u003e From Russia with love: sit on your case and say goodbye\u003cbr\u003e Cut it out! How to avoid saying 'hello'\u003cbr\u003e I don't speak to my mother-in-law: avoidance language\u003cbr\u003e Phonethics: telephone mannerisms\u003cbr\u003e Thanks for having me on! Names and forms of address in the media\u003cbr\u003e Eskimodesty: greeting and visiting in the Arctic\u003cbr\u003e Names and addresses: what's so good about it? The curious nature of 'good-' greetings\u003cbr\u003e Ahoy, ahoy! Pick up the phone! 'Hello' and its uses\u003cbr\u003e The unlucky Mr Szcz??ciarz: foreign names in foreign places\u003cbr\u003e Wang is King in China: too many people\u003cbr\u003e not enough names\u003cbr\u003e Finding Björk: Icelandic names\u003cbr\u003e Yoo-hoo! Who? You! How Swedes don't address each other\u003cbr\u003e Mister Doctor: titles of medicos, surgeons and barbers\u003cbr\u003e I forget my name: loss of first name by marriage\u003cbr\u003e When your coz is your sis: kinship terms\u003cbr\u003e You, thou and other politenesses: familiar and polite 'you'\u003cbr\u003e Include me out! Dual, trial and other grammatical curiosities\u003cbr\u003e For me to know and you to find out: naming and name taboos\u003cbr\u003e Bye-bye! How things have changed\u003cbr\u003e Postscript\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Sources\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006525198616,"sku":"9780521117548","price":24.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521117548i_9e3854ea-0e3f-45fb-9f10-f2782d590d64.jpg?v=1691371566","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tales-of-hi-and-bye-greeting-and-parting-rituals-around-the-world-hardback-9780521117548","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}