Publisher's Summary We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding - "tribes". This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians - but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, Tribe explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that - for many veterans as well as civilians - war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ©2016 Sebastian Junger (P)2016 Hachette Audio
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Junger tells about tribal life especially among North American Indians, and compares that to modern western way og life.
Extremely insightful. And makes you think. Also the narrators voice fit the bill. Will listen to again.
the book is occasionally slow but very rich in content.it really dives into what returning veterans deal with and how to really help.
I am interested in physical and cultural anthropology. A book about cohesive interactions between small groups would interest me. This book is 10% tribal ethos and 90% whining about economic inequality in America. It is the same dribble the American left has obsessed about for a century. This author has simply found a new way to present an old theme. He does not mention a single word about the importance of race, language, or culture as an influence in group identity.
As a veteran, this is one of the most important works on schisms between civilians and warriors in our culture.
Sebastian Junger delivers a very important message in this book. I recommend it to anyone and everyone. He does an excellent job of describing how much tribal principles are still engrained in us as humans and how modern society has created an unhealthy individualisticenviroment.
A coherent and illuminating account of homecoming, loss, and belonging. I learned something very important.