Tribalism: The Evolutionary Origins of Fear Politics

by Stevan E. Hobfoll

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319784048
• ISBN13: 9783319784045
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"