Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01D57FNZG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 245 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, Tribe explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.. It explains the irony that - for many veterans as well as civilians - war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival.Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians - but
"We're All Dead Inside" according to Phil. Upon reading Junger’s article in a recent Vanity Fair article on the affects of PTSD (it’s not exclusive to just war veterans, by the way), I was under the assumption that a large portion of this book would be dedicated to that. I was wrong. Sebastian dove muc. "Unique exploration of one of most important cultural realities of the 21st century" according to Englewood Review of Books. I'll be frank. I've not been a big fan of Junger's previous books, but in this book he puts his finger on one of the most important cultural realities of the twenty-first century, the loss of tight-knit communities. Certainly, Robert Putnam (in his important book BOWLING . "Thought provoking extended essay on tribalism, PTSD and the perils of modern civilization" according to Ranger. Sebastian Junger has written an important and thoughtful social commentary on the soul-killing challenges of modern life. Junger, a journalist best known for his mega-bestseller, The Perfect Storm, and for co-directing the award winning documentary about the Afghan War, R