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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.

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"Junger has raised one of the most provocative ideas of this campaign season--and accidentally written one of its most intriguing political books."―The New York Times

"There are three excellent reasons to read Sebastian Junger's new book: the clarity of his thought, the elegance of his prose, and the provocativeness of his chosen subject. Within a compact space, the sheer range of his inquiry is astounding."―
S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of Rebel Yell and Empire of the Summer Moon

"Sebastian Junger has turned the multifaceted problem of returning veterans on its head. It's not so much about what's wrong with the veterans, but what's wrong with us. If we made the changes suggested in TRIBE, not only our returning veterans, but all of us, would be happier and healthier. Please read this book."―
Karl Marlantes, New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn and What It Is Like to Go to War

"Junger uses every word in this slim volume to make a passionate, compelling case for a more egalitarian society."―
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"The author resists the temptation to glorify war as the solution to a nation's mental ills and warns against the tendency "to romanticize Indian life," but he does succeed in showing "the complicated blessings of 'civilization,' " while issuing warnings about divisiveness and selfishness that should resonate in an election year. The themes implicit in the author's bestsellers are explicit in this slim yet illuminating volume."―
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"Thought-provoking...a gem."―
The Washington Post

"TRIBE is an important wake-up call. Let's hope we don't sleep through the alarm."―
Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Compelling...Junger...offers a starting point for mending some of the toxic divisiveness rampant in our current political and cultural climate."―
The Boston Globe

"Junger argues with candor and grace for the everlasting remedies of community and connectedness."―
O Magazine

"TRIBE is a fascinating, eloquent and thought-provoking book..packed with ideas...It could help us to think more deeply about how to help men and women battered by war to find a new purpose in peace."―
The Times of London

"This is a brilliant little book driven by a powerful idea and series of reflections by the bestselling author of the bestselling books The Perfect Storm and War, and the film documentary Restrepo, about fighting in Afghanistan...The strongest experience of companionship and community often comes with the extremes of war. Junger is particularly good on the stress and exhilaration experienced by reporters, aid workers, and soldiers in combat - and the difficulties they face on return...I would give this gem of an essay to anyone embarking on the understanding of human society and governance."―
Evening Standard

"An electrifying tapestry of history, anthropology, psychology and memoir that punctures the stereotype of the veteran as a war-damaged victim in need of salvation. Rather than asking how we can save our returning servicemen and women, Junger challenges us to take a hard look in the mirror and ask whether we can save ourselves."―
The Guardian

"Junger has identified one of the last cohesive tribes in America and, through an examination of its culture of self-subjugation grasps for a remedy that might reunite a fragmented civilian society."―
Elliot Ackerman, Times Literary Supplement

TRIBE is an extended reflection on the need for inclusion and belonging...written by an impassioned war correspondent less concerned with the scars of battle than the psychological dislocation experienced by those returning home, who have experienced tribal inclusion, but now face a future without it.―
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TRIBE is a fascinating look into why inspires ancient human virtues of honor, courage and commitment on the battlefield, and the difficulty that can arise when a combat tour is over. While the book may easily fit in a soldier's small cargo pocket, it packs immensely valuable insight that is sure to bring understanding to military and civilian readers alike.―
San Antonio Express-News

I first read about this history several months ago in Sebastian Junger's excellent book, TRIBE. It has haunted me since. It raises the possibility that our culture is built on some fundamental error about what makes people happy and fulfilled.―
David Brooks, The New York Times

About the Author

Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1455566381
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Twelve; 1st edition (May 24, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781455566389
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1455566389
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
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Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of War, The Perfect Storm, Fire, and A Death in Belmont. Together with Tim Hetherington, he directed the Academy Award-nominated film Restrepo, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City.

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This book manages to describe the importance of having a community that both understands and supports you. I’ve listened to this book no less than five times on Audible. And I have the paper copy, which has been highlighted to no end. One of my favorite quotes? “Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.”If you got back from a deployment, humanitarian aid mission, traumatic “normal” day as a first responder or ER nurse? Read this. You will know you are not alone and the anger you may feel that no one else “gets it” will make sense.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
    I picked up Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging after hearing Joe Rogan recommend it, and I’m really glad I did! It’s a short book, but it packs a punch. Sebastian Junger dives into the importance of community, belonging, and how modern society often disconnects us from the sense of tribe that’s essential for well-being. It’s thought-provoking and really makes you reconsider how we live today.

    If you’re short on time, I’d recommend the audiobook first – it’s a great listen and really engages you in the topic. Highly recommend this book if you're looking for something insightful and impactful, even though it's a quick read!
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
    What an incredibly insightful book and realization of the way we live in today’s culture and society vs. those before us. Highly recommend this read for anyone on where we are as a society, what it means to have and build community and its importance and what we should look for or do moving forward!
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
    Big fan of Junger - not his best work, but interesting material. Well worth the read
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
    Junger is the penultimate journalist who researches thoroughly and draws appropriate conclusions. His writing is impeccable. I have shared this book many times because I believe it is so important. In Tribe, he clearly explains what we have given up for capitalism. He explains why PTSD is rampant among veterans; why there is less mental illness in times of shared danger than in times of prosperity. Most importantly, he explains why both liberal and conservative ideologies are correct--and begs us to meld them into a more productive ideology, Read this book!!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2024
    I couldn't put this book down after the first few pages. It is very well written, and I saw and felt what the author wrote. I calmly, and surprisingly, learned a lot I never knew and began to understand! I will read it again ... and I recommend it to everybody.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016
    I fully concur with the previous 3&4 star reviews. I want to add that I think some of his conclusions about the 2008 financial collapse, the strident partisan division in our country, and disparate chasm of wealth distribution are too simplistic and lack academic rigor. Given his age, I can only attribute his perspective, as portrayed in this book, as coming from one who does not have the perspective of those of us who have lived long enough to see the bigger picture. Further, with all due respect to his journalist courage in sojourning to hostile areas, it's not the same as making a conscious sacrificial commitment to military service which results in combat experience. No doubt he has experienced PTS to a certain degree but in some ways it's similar to being an expatriate on a three year corporate sponsored assignment in a foreign country and then repatriating to the USA. Shooting at and being shot at in anger as a military service member is distinctly unique. Additionally, on page 110, he comments that returning soldiers for the past decade and a half have been experiencing the gap between their wartime tribe and stateside lack of sacrifice. As a two combat tour Vietnam veteran, I know for a fact this cognitive dissidence go back at least 50 years, and perhaps even to the Korean War era.
    Having said all the above, I did find the tribal premise and selected illustrations to be informative and helpful as I prepare to make a presentation before a local military support organization in my town for the purpose of me providing career assessment and coaching of veterans and their families. My premise comports with Junger's 'tribe' idea in that I am committed to assisting our vets in crisis find a new 'Mission' in life that will also generate income streams. It's not 'the' solution but a facet of the multilayered holistic solution.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2016
    “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
    —Pogo, by Walt Kelly (1912-1973)

    Sebastian Junger’s central theme is the epidemic of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) suffered by returning American war fighters that is exponentially higher than any previous conflict in world history.

    The root cause, according to Sebastian Junger, is not war, violence, death and destruction overseas. It is not the VA back home. It is us.

    Junger opens with a brilliant narrative—footnote free and wonderfully informative—of how primitive tribes, societies and communes through history waged wars and successfully dealt with the aftermath.

    Then he cuts to the chase. A quick sampling:

    “The vast majority of traumatized vets are not faking their symptoms, however. They return from wars that are safer than those their fathers and grandfathers fought, and yet far greater numbers of them wind up alienated and depressed. This is true even for people who didn’t experience combat. In other words, the problem doesn’t seem to be the trauma on the battlefield so much as reentry into society.”

    “Todays veterans often come home to find that although they’re willing to die for their country, they’re not sure how to live for it. It’s hard to know how to live for a country that regularly tears itself apart along every possible ethnic and demographic boundary. The income gap between rich and poor continues to widen, many people live in racially segregated communities, the elderly are mostly sequestered from public life, and rampage shootings happen so regularly that they only remain in the news cycle for a day or two. To make matters worse, politicians occasionally accuse rivals of deliberately trying to harm their own country—a charge so destructive to group unity that most past societies would probably have just punished it as a form of treason. It’s complete madness, and the veterans know this.”

    Before casting a vote November 8, 2016, I urge you to read TRIBE: On Homecoming and Belonging. And give it as a gift to everyone you care about.

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  • Steph K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking
    Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2024
    I previously read "Freedom" by Sebastian Junger and I liked it alot. But I found Tribe hard to put down. It was a fluid, easy read that really had me thinking about society today and why we are struggling the way we are...it's our lack of community. This book has pushed me to seek out people in person more often as a small step to building more community in my life.
  • edgar
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2023
    A very well written book with a ton of interesting comparative facts to substantiate the points.
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    A very well written book with a ton of interesting comparative facts to substantiate the points.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars A great book on what it means to live in a human society
    Reviewed in India on March 20, 2019
    I was intrigued by his take on what makes humans happy e.g. One can peacefully sleep in a group of 30 people in war zone vs a very disturbed sleep for a solo hiker in a serene forest. Loved this example and there are many point he made which are quite deep.
  • Philippe G.E. HAMON
    5.0 out of 5 stars Livre exceptionnel
    Reviewed in France on August 15, 2017
    Livre très interressant que j'ai beaucoup apprécié. Livraison efficace. Explications très succintes des propos de cet auteur très connu dans son domaine.
  • Leist
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful analysis of how western society has organized everyday life and how it is affecting us
    Reviewed in Germany on September 27, 2017
    Why are suicide rates in western societies so high? Why do soldiers miss the war, even though it was a terrible experience? How are we organized, how do we take care of each other - and why do so many people in our society fall through the cracks?
    This book raises these questions, analizes them and offers new views. What this book thankfully does not do: It does not offer an easy solution - because there probably isn't one.
    After reading trough this book in a day and a half I understood more about my society, about my own behavior and about the human race as a whole. The book itself is - as usual with Sebastian Junger - very well written, very easy to digest while at the same time not being superficial. It is a must read for everyone who is interested in society, in the human kind, in conflict and in how one works.