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Tribe: Adventures in a Changing World (Hardcover)

by Bruce Parry (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd (20 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0718149181
  • ISBN-13: 978-0718149185
  • Product Dimensions: 26.6 x 19.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Over several years, Parry spent a month living with fifteen different tribes in remote regions of the world. The result is an insight into wildly differing cultures that are vibrant, hospitable and full of spirit despite numerous hardships. Parry's insatiable curiosity takes him deep into the heart of each community, whether they be forest people, cannibals or nomadic herders, where beyond the obvious differences, he finds the same loves, trials and issues we have the world over. His encounters also throw up some thought-provoking and challenging questions: is change good? Should we protect tribes people? And, more importantly, who are we to impose our own cultural sensitivities in our judgement of their customs? Along the way, Parry takes part in some ridiculously dangerous rituals, which include taking mammoth amounts of a potentially lethal hallucinogen, having his penis forced back into his body and eating rats' livers cake. He also forges new friendships that will last him a lifetime.

About the Author
Bruce Parry started out his adult life as a Royal Marines officer at the age of 18. He then worked as an expedition leader, and now combines his love of the outdoors and film with his award-winning documentaries.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tribe Review, 4 Dec 2007
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I am enjoying reading this book. It is informative and interesting to hear how he interacts with the families he stays with. How they treat him and make him feel at home. It does not go into great depth about the customs and cultures of the tribes but I think gives more than enough detail considering the number of tribes he stays with. You get a feel for the different lifestyles and how they treat each other within their communtities as well their tribal traditions. It has some amazing pictures and some bizarre stories about how some tribes live and dress. Bruce really goes to extremes to live their lives for his short visit. I tend to find it is good to dip in and out of between other books but when I first got it I could not put it down. I am a Geography teacher and I think I will bring it into lessons to read to some of my classes. We have a copy in the school library too.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Gets more interesting..., 29 Aug 2008
I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could... As a fan of the series I would like to echo the other reviews - I was hoping for more of a background/more detail of the experiences Bruce Parry had during his time with the Tribes. To a certain extent this does happen towards the end of the book, when more detail about the visits is given. The first few chapters read more like brief diary entries and summaries of the TV programmes, whereas the later chapters are more detailed and vivid. I'm glad I bought it as it does contain some wonderful insight and information, as well as the photos, of course! Thanks, Bruce and the Beeb, for making the series. I look forward to the 'Amazon' book soon.
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8 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars The Tribe, 3 Dec 2007
I was bought the Tribe as a present, which I was immensely pleased with initially, as I was an avid fan of Bruce Parry and the TV series, however as soon as I started reading the Tribe I realised what a major disappointment it was. I was expecting the whole back story to the TV series instead the book hardly scratches the surface. In one particular chapter Bruce spends almost the whole of it just talking about his hallucinogenic experience, while I wanted to know more about the lifestyle of the tribe who he stayed with. Bruce's style of writing was, at best, stilted and did not have a good flow, which was off putting. Also the book itself has garish coloured opening pages for each chapter, which made me skip each first page, which soon became very annoying. My advice is twofold: don't buy the book as it will disappoint, and to Bruce, stick to presenting, you are no great writer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Educating the masses
What an excepional book. Bruce does not have a degree in literature, and if he did he would not be where he is today, so he no doubt gets the brunt of moans about his writing... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Mr. B. HAYES

3.0 out of 5 stars Great as a coffee table piece, no more
Beautiful photographs of different tribes in the world, but narrative was slow at times, narcissistic at others and does not grab the reader at all - which is a shame, given the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by K. Koh

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