Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations 9780399562853, 0399562850, 9780399562860, 9780525559047

"Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most-

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English Pages 293 Year 2018

Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
9780399562853, 0399562850, 9780399562860, 9780525559047

Author / Uploaded
Amy Chua

Table of contents :
Content: Introduction --
American exceptionalism and the sources of U.S. group blindness abroad --
Vietnam --
Afghanistan --
Iraq --
Terror tribes --
Venezuela --
Inequality and the tribal chasm in America --
Democracy and political tribalism in America --
Epilogue.

Polecaj historie

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