Langbeschreibung
Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe. That has changed, especially in cities. Urban dwellers sense the need to quickly react to gestural cues from persons in their immediate presence in order to establish their relationship to each other. Through this communication they hope to detect potential danger before it is too late for self-defense or flight. The ability to read accurately the "informing signs" by which strangers indicate their relationship to one another in public or semi-public places without speaking, has become as important as understanding the official written and spoken language of the country.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction to the Transaction Edition Preface 1. The Individual as a Unit 2. The Territories of the Self 3. Supportive Interchanges 4. Remedial Interchanges 5. Tie-Signs 6. Normal Appearances 7. Appendix: The Insanity of Place Index