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Tribes (Lammy book)

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Tribes: How Our Need to Belong Can Make or Break Society
AuthorDavid Lammy
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHachette
Publication date
17 March 2020
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages368
ISBN9781472131911


Tribes: How Our Need to Belong Can Make or Break Society is a non-fiction book by the Labour Party MP David Lammy. It was published on 25 May 2023 by the Hachette imprint, Constable.[1]

Content

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The book combines elements of memoir, cultural analysis and political analysis.[2] According to the Church Times, Tribes has a "communitarian spirit" running through it.[3]

The book covers topics ranging from polarisation, tribalism, and identity politics.[4] The "antidote" to tribalism, as identified by Lammy in Tribes, is progressive politics and progressive values.[5]

Reception

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Tribes received mixed reviews from critics.

Tribes was described negatively in a review in the Evening Standard, with the content on policy as "centre-left platitudes".[1] Alistair Campbell reviewed Tribes very favourably, saying that Lammy should be "proud" of the book.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Goodhart, David (5 March 2020). "Book review: Tribes by David Lammy". The Standard. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ Grant, Colin (29 February 2020). "Tribes by David Lammy review – how to mend our divided society". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ Thornton, Ed (17 April 2020). "David Lammy: 'My faith has been with me my whole life and it's never left'". Church Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ^ Petter, Olivia (16 March 2020). "David Lammy interview: 'The extremes in the Labour Party have been horrendous'". Independent. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ Taylor, Matthew (27 March 2020). "Tribes by David Lammy and Vexed by James Mumford — the goodness in our instincts". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ^ Campbell, Alastair (5 March 2020). "ALASTAIR CAMPBELL: Why it's time to put our tribes to one side". The New European. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.