Keeping Together in Time: Dance and Drill in Human History Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Keeping Together in Time: Dance and Drill in Human History Book

No small themes for William McNeill, a writer of big, sweeping books, from The Rise of the West and Plagues and Peoples to the modestly titled--and wonderful--History of the World. Here McNeill turns his attention to the role of synchronized movement in human societies, whether in mass political rallies, the muscular bonding of military drills, or dances staged in ballrooms or mosh pits. Such motions, McNeill tells us, are "far older than language, and critically important in human history." Ranging from the Paleolithic to modern times, McNeill turns up unusual nuggets from the past: the Christian Church's abandonment of sacred dances in the 4th century, dances that survive now in the sign of the cross; and Adolf Hitler borrowing fight songs from American universities to solidify the nascent National Socialist movement. Read More

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  • Product Description

    Could something as simple and seemingly natural as falling into step have marked us for evolutionary success? In this book, one of the most widely respected and read of American historians pursues the possibility that coordinated rhythmic movement--and the shared feelings it evokes--has been a powerful force on holding groups together. 12 halftone illustrations.

  • 0674502299
  • 9780674502291
  • William H. McNeill
  • 2 May 1996
  • Harvard University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 216
  • illustrated edition
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