Political Tribes

Overview of nonfiction book

First edition
(publ. Penguin Random House)

Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations is a book by American legal scholar Amy Chua. It was published in February, 2018, and covers the topic of how loyalty to groups can be more important than ideology, and applies this idea to both failures of American foreign policy abroad and the rise of Donald Trump within the United States.[1]

## Reception[edit]

The book was criticised by The Guardian, which stated that it was "a well-intentioned book that never quite comes together.[2] The Financial Times stated that it was an important book, and supported Chua's argument "that America's liberal elite has contributed to Trump's rise by failing to acknowledge its own sense of tribalism"; it did, however, also state that it left the "crucial question" of how to create a "non-tribal world" unanswered.[3]

The book was praised by J. D. Vance, a junior United States Senator who was previously an outspoken critic of Donald Trump.[4][5] Vance, who was also a former student of Chua and author of Hillbilly Elegy, said that "Political Tribes is a beautifully written, eminently readable, and uniquely important challenge to conventional wisdom."[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Political Tribes by Amy Chua | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
2. ^ Anthony, Andrew (2018-02-25). "Political Tribes review – an unreliable guide to the American Dream". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
3. ^ Tett, Gillian (2018-02-21). "Us and them: how America divided into tribes". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
4. ^ Warren, Michael; Steck, Em; Kaczynski, Andrew (July 6, 2021). "Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as 'reprehensible' in deleted tweets". CNN. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
5. ^ Jill, Colvin; Smyth, Julie Carr (April 15, 2022). "Trump backs GOP's JD Vance in US Senate primary in Ohio". ABC News. ABC. Associated Press. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

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Books by Amy Chua

International relations|

* World On Fire (2003)
* Day of Empire (2007)

Other|

* Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011)
* The Triple Package (2014)
* Political Tribes (2018)

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