Anthony T. Cluff

The Tribal Instinct and the Yearning to Belong (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In a departure from his first book dealing with a personal search for meaning, and his second book dealing with the journey into manhood for other boys and men, Anthony T. Cluff offers in this his third book, The Tribal Instinct and the Yearning to Belong, an eye-opening examination of an obscure and unseen force that affects us all. Its beginnings, Cluff says, can be traced back to our primitive ancestors who relied on it to survive. They did so by joining with others to get what they wanted but couldn't get on their own. With keen insight, and sometimes biting humor, Cluff argues that we do the same today. We don't always recognize it for what it is. Signs of this obscure and unseen force are all around us, Cluff says. We just need to know where to look. It's in the choices we make in politics, religion, the media, and sports. But it can also be found in less obvious places, such as witch hunts, outbreaks of mass hysteria, the uncertainties of postmodern thinking, our hierarchy of needs, modern consumerism, and the role that power plays in prognostications about our future wellbeing. It's on display in the behavior of crowds, the unfolding of mass movements, and the strong appeal of collectivism. The outcomes here have not always been to our liking, Cluff says, and he warns us against blindly going along with the crowd to fulfill the urgings of this powerful force. Cluff points to mistakes we've made in the past when we did. He says we now need to recognize and manage the demands of this powerful force if we are to survive as a species.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 305
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780990534099
• Artikelnr.: 66341232

Autorenporträt

Anthony T. Cluff holds a Ph.D. in economics from George Washington University. He retired in 1999 after spending 40 years as a professional economist in Washington, D.C., working in the private and public sectors. At the time of his retirement, he was Executive Director of the prestigious Financial Services Roundtable, an association of senior executives from the nation's major financial institutions. Prior to that he served as Minority Staff Director on the Banking Committee of the U.S. Senate. Cluff is author of In Search of the Great White God: From Big Bang to Coba and Beyond, published by Outskirts Press in 2010. The book has been called a "soul-searching, unexpectedly humorous, and slightly cantankerous look at one man's search for meaning," which in his case had to do with his upbringing as a Mormon. It was named in 2010 as one of four finalists in the general religious category of USA Book News National Best Book Awards. Cluff is also the author of The Boy in Nebraska and the Ice Man of the Alps: The Uncertain Journey into Manhood, published by AuthorHouse in 2016. The book is a collection of stories about 32 boys and men he has known, grown up with, or would one day like to meet. Anthony (Tony) Cluff is the father of five children, the grandfather of 12, and the great grandfather of four. He lives in Lake Frederick, Virginia, with his dogs Carlos and Charlie.