Polarization & Politics
Political Tribes
By Amy Chua
Argues that group and tribal instinct, not just ideology, drives political conflict, a useful complication for practitioners who default to purely ideological framings of polarization.
Book
2018

Overview

Argues that group and tribal instinct, not just ideology, drives political conflict, a useful complication for practitioners who default to purely ideological framings of polarization.

About the Author

Amy Chua is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where she has taught since 2001. She is also the author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, an international bestseller, and was named to Time’s 100 most influential people in 2011.
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Book

Author

Amy Chua

Year

2018

Topic

Polarization & Politics

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