I don't regret the time spent reading this book but, then again, I don't think my life would have been much poorer had I skipped it.
The book is short & pithy.
The main thing is that EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ IT!I have things to say about this book.
Whether you lean left or right, this book will make you uncomfortable. For millions of year humans have lived in small, tribal societies. In IR, we are often given a slew of frameworks w/ which to explain failures in foreign policy (e.g., inorganic exportation of modernity, populism, democratic deficits). America is beginning to display destructive political dynamics much more typical of developing and non-Western countries: ethnonationalist movements; backlash by elites against the masses; popular backlash against both “the establishment” and “outsider minorities” viewed as disproportionately powerful; and, above all, the transformation of democracy into an engine of zero-sum political tribalism.”
Political Tribes was an interesting spiritual follow-up to Chua's "World on Fire," which focused on the destabilizing effects of market-dominant minorities in developing countries.Don't buy unless your liberal, communist leaning professor makes you
This book is wonderful. I’m really glad I went into this book knowing something about Amy Chua, or it would have been much tougher to get through. I read this book with high expectations - identity politics is a topical subject and the author is obviously highly regarded.
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Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
But often, one gets the impression that they're not quite what captures the reality of things.
Its the same with the other chapters. 5 stars!I learned a lot of really interesting stuff in Prof. Chua's book. In speaking to veterans, they indicate that this war could have been won within four years with America's firepower, but that they were being restrained by leadership.
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It is also an instinct to exclude.”“America’s continued existence as a super-group is under tremendous strain today. Even monks and friars belong to orders. Amy Chua provokes thought - and we need that -- General Stan McChrystal, US Army (Ret) Amy Chua's insightful, provocative and deeply troubling book is the place to begin our long overdue national discussion on how to repair the deep divisions in the American political landscape. And then the most relevant discussion starts about halfway through when she pivots to the role of tribes in the U.S. political system.
“Political Tribes is a beautifully written, eminently readable, and uniquely important challenge to conventional wisdom. We are evolutionarily adapted to living this way.For millions of year humans have lived in small, tribal societies. She joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School.