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Our Tribal Future: How to Change Our Foundational Human Instincts Into a Force

Our Tribal Future: How to Change Our Foundational Human Instincts Into a Force for Good Hard cover - 2023

by Samson, David R

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  • Hardcover
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 2023. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Jacket spine head and spine base lightly bumped. 2023 Hard Cover. xv, 416 pp. An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us. What do you think of when you hear the word “tribalism'” For many, it conjures images of bigotry, xenophobia, and sectarian violence. Others may envision their own tribe: family, friends, and the bonds of loyalty that keep them together. Tribalism is one of the most complex and ancient evolutionary forces; it gave us the capacity for cooperation and competition, and allowed us to navigate increasingly complex social landscapes. It is so powerful that it can predict our behavior even better than race, class, gender, or religion. But in our vast modern world, has this blessing become a curse' Our Tribal Future explores a central paradox of our species: how altruism, community, kindness, and genocide are all driven by the same core adaptation. Evolutionary anthropologist David R. Samson engages with cutting-edge science and philosophy, as well as his own field research with small-scale societies and wild chimpanzees, to explain the science, ethics, and history of tribalism in compelling and accessible terms. This bold and brilliant book reveals provocative truths about our nature. Readers will discover that tribalism cannot, and should not, be eliminated entirely―to do so would be to destroy what makes us human. But is it possible to channel the best of this instinct to enrich our lives while containing the worst of its dangers
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  • Title Our Tribal Future: How to Change Our Foundational Human Instincts Into a Force for Good
  • Author Samson, David R
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Press, New York
  • Date 2023
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2339833
  • ISBN 9781250272249 / 1250272246
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 in (24.13 x 16.51 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Social evolution, Human evolution
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2022055877
  • Dewey Decimal Code 302.35

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  • Publishers Weekly, 02/13/2023, Page 0

About the author

David R. Samson is an associate professor of Biological Anthropology at the University of Toronto. An interdisciplinary scholar investigating major behavioral and physiological transitions in human evolution, he has worked with a range of primate species and studied sleep in different types of human societies. Samson's research has been internationally profiled in venues such as BBC, Time, the New York Times, The Smithsonian, CBC, NPR, and National Geographic. In his spare time, he is a practitioner of a medieval martial art in the Society of Creative Anachronism.

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