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- catalog abstract "In Keeping Together in Time one of the most widely read and respected historians in America pursues the possibility that coordinated rhythmic movement - and the shared feelings it evokes - has been a powerful force in holding human groups together. As he has done for historical phenomena as diverse as warfare, plague, and the pursuit of power, William McNeill brings a dazzling breadth and depth of knowledge to his study of dance and drill in human history. From the records of distant and ancient peoples to the latest findings of the life sciences, he discovers evidence that rhythmic movement has played a profound role in creating and sustaining human communities. The behavior of chimpanzees, festival village dances, the close-order drill of early modern Europe, the ecstatic dance-trances of shamans and dervishes, the goose-stepping Nazi formations, the morning exercises of factory workers in Japan - all these and many more figure in the bold picture McNeill draws. A sense of community is the key, and shared movement, whether dance or military drill, is its mainspring. McNeill focuses on the visceral and emotional sensations such movement arouses, particularly the euphoric fellow-feeling he calls "muscular bonding." These sensations, he suggests, endow groups with a capacity for cooperation, which in turn improves their chance of survival.".
- catalog contributor b8350650.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "1. Muscular bonding -- 2. Human evolution -- 3. Small communities -- 4. Religious ceremonies -- 5. Politics and war -- Conclusion.".
- catalog description "In Keeping Together in Time one of the most widely read and respected historians in America pursues the possibility that coordinated rhythmic movement - and the shared feelings it evokes - has been a powerful force in holding human groups together. As he has done for historical phenomena as diverse as warfare, plague, and the pursuit of power, William McNeill brings a dazzling breadth and depth of knowledge to his study of dance and drill in human history. From the records of distant and ancient peoples to the latest findings of the life sciences, he discovers evidence that rhythmic movement has played a profound role in creating and sustaining human communities. The behavior of chimpanzees, festival village dances, the close-order drill of early modern Europe, the ecstatic dance-trances of shamans and dervishes, the goose-stepping Nazi formations, the morning exercises of factory workers in Japan - all these and many more figure in the bold picture McNeill draws. A sense of community is the key, and shared movement, whether dance or military drill, is its mainspring. McNeill focuses on the visceral and emotional sensations such movement arouses, particularly the euphoric fellow-feeling he calls "muscular bonding." These sensations, he suggests, endow groups with a capacity for cooperation, which in turn improves their chance of survival.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 198 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Keeping together in time.".
- catalog identifier "0674502299 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Keeping together in time.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Keeping together in time.".
- catalog subject "306.4/84 20".
- catalog subject "BF474 .M37 1995".
- catalog subject "Dance Anthropological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Dance Psychological aspects Cross-cultural studies.".
- catalog subject "Dance Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Drill and minor tactics.".
- catalog subject "Military history.".
- catalog subject "Movement, Psychology of.".
- catalog subject "Rhythm Psychological aspects Cross-cultural studies.".
- catalog subject "Rhythm Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Unit cohesion (Military science)".
- catalog subject "World history.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Muscular bonding -- 2. Human evolution -- 3. Small communities -- 4. Religious ceremonies -- 5. Politics and war -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Keeping together in time : dance and drill in human history / William H. McNeill.".
- catalog type "Cross-cultural studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".