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Tribe : on homecoming and belonging / Sebastian Junger.

On homecoming and belonging (portion title)

Summary:

Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians-but Indians almost never did the same. 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. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, TRIBE explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. 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. TRIBE explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.

Record details

ISBN: 9781455566389
ISBN: 1455566381
ISBN: 9781478918219
Physical Description: xvii, 168 pages ; 20 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-168).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The men and the dogs -- War makes you an animal -- In bitter safety I awake -- Calling home from Mars -- Postscript.