Tribalism : the evolutionary origins of fear politics / Stevan E. Hobfoll.
Hobfoll, Stevan E., 1951- author.
2018
JA76 .H63 2018
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Title Tribalism : the evolutionary origins of fear politics / Stevan E. Hobfoll.
Author Hobfoll, Stevan E., 1951- author.
ISBN 9783319784052 (electronic book)
3319784056 (electronic book)
3319784048
9783319784045
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright ©2018
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 210 pages) : illustrations
Call Number JA76 .H63 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.2
Summary Unearthing the most primal motivations behind the fear politics movements sweeping across the USA, Europe, and the Middle East, Stevan E. Hobfoll examines how the increasing sense of threat from the political and cultural "other" or "outsider" engenders an evolutionary, built-in "defend and aggress" response. This deep-wired evolutionary response is a defining aspect of our tribal origins and has allowed for the rise of propaganda, extremist politics, and -- in turn -- violence. In this timely work, which binds theories in psychology, sociology, evolution, biology, linguistics, iconography, rhetoric, and religion, Hobfoll explores the tribalist roots of radical militant Islam, violence against women, white supremacy, the rise of authoritarian leaders, and an increasingly polarized and uncompromising political landscape. Grounded in evolutionary psychological research, Hobfoll's long term study of stress, and in conversation with contemporary academic literature, Tribalism not only offers an explanation for society's worst impulses, but also points us towards the best protections against tribalism and other evolutionary traps.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Tribal enslavement of women : women's bodies as a battleground
Barricade and throw grenades : the entrenchment of tribalism and fear politics
Through a glass darkly : reversing tribal intolerance and aggression.

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