Beyond Words: Movement Observation and Analysis

by Carol-Lynne Moore, Kaoru Yamamoto

Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the first edition of the book, maintaining a focus on the processes of movement as opposed to discussions of static body language. The authors combine textual discussion with a new set of website-hosted video instructions to ensure that readers develop an in-depth understanding of nonverbal communication, as well as the work of its most influential analyst, Rudolf Laban. This fully-revised, extensively illustrated second edition includes a new introduction by the authors. It presents a fascinating insight into this vital field of study, and will be an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners in many activities, from performing and martial arts, athletics, to therapeutic and spiritual practices, conflict resolution, business interactions, and intercultural relations.

306 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Jean-Paul Eberle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is an exceptional and accessible resource for developing a keener sense of movement observation, the history of it, the value and utility of it across disciplines. This book is even interactive, i.e. - providing a website with video materials to watch in order to develop one's observational eye, with post-discussion materials. I very much appreciated the contributions of noteworthy experts movement analysts (i.e. - Warren Lamb, etc.) and their in-depth reviews of specific movement contexts; vignettes with videos also provided.