Sebastian Junger's "Tribe" Dabbles at Anthropological Findings

Sebastian Junber (b Amer 1962) is an accomplished writer, journalist & filmmaker.  His non-fiction book "The Perfect Storm" was made into a film starring Mark Wahlberg (1997.)  His documentary film "Restrepo" was nominated for an Acad Award ('09.)  And, his non-fiction book "Boston Strange" (2007) an investigative exploration of Boston murders earned Junger the PEN/Winship Award.  "Tribe" (2016) tries to be lofty by idealizing older tribal communities to fractious & displaced contemporary society.  Junger warns in his note about combat, and post traumatic stress disorder findings has "…the potential to greatly surprise or even upset some readers."  I was surprised by how poorly written & unsubstantiated Junger presented his findings.  And, I was disturbed by his obvious condescending conclusions that solders are immune to differences in race, religion or politics to form a cohesive, intense bond but return from their tours of duty to find a very divisive & dissociative society.  The book read like a high school senior's thesis that would have been better received as a succinct interview or editorial piece.  "Tribe" tries for noble observations but is mere dribble.