Tribes on the Hill: The U.S. Congress--Rituals and Realities

Jack Weatherford

Bloomsbury Academic, Mar 30, 1985 - History - 300 pages

A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. The Washingtonian

Sharp, funny and ultimately disquieting. The Washington Book Review

About the author

Jack Weatherford's Ghenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is a New York Times bestseller (and on many other lists), has sold over 580,000 copies in the US alone, and has been translated into over 33 languages. It is under option for a television series. The book is a backlist classic, praised by everyone from Barack Obama to Salman Rushdie. Jack is also the author of Genghis Khan and the Quest for God, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens (also under film/tv option), Indian Givers, and The History of Money, among other books. He is the DeWitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Macalester College in Minnesota.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tribes on the Hill: The U.S. Congress--Rituals and Realities
• Author: Jack Weatherford
• Edition: reprint, revised
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 1985
• ISBN: 0897890728, 9780897890724
• Length: 300 pages
• Subjects: History / General; Political Science / American Government / Legislative Branch; Political Science / American Government / National; Political Science / General; Social Science / Anthropology / General